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Linux and Windows NT boot
My friend has Linux and Windows 95 installed. Boot is controled by LILO. She wants to replace Windows 95 with Windows NT 4.0. It is easy to do by just wiping out the HD and installing NT from scretch. But if I do that, how would Linux boot manager recognize Windows NT? What can I expect?
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The only thing LILO sees is what is present in the LILO.CONF. it doesnt care if it is NT or 95
Just replace the stenza for win with one for NT in /etc/lilo.conf after installing NT (for this you might need a lilo boot disk to be able to reboot in linux as NT will overwrite the MBR ) like this :
# NT bootable partition config begins
other = /dev/hda1
label = win
table = /dev/hda
# NT bootable partition config ends
then run /sbin/lilo to update the info
# NT bootable partition config begins
other = /dev/hda1
label = win
table = /dev/hda
# NT bootable partition config ends
then run /sbin/lilo to update the info
ASKER
doesn't actually know anything about the OS
installed on a non-Linux partition", because before boot
LILO shows "Win95" as OS to boot into. So, will LILO
see WinNT as OS to boot into, if I wipe out Win95.
I have some doubts.