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MULTIBOOT PROBLEM.

I am using the NT Loader to multi-boot WIN98, WINNT and Linux. My Linux partition is in the extended partition of the second IDE harddisk. I can see the option Linux in the NT loader. However, when I try to boot Linux, I get a long string of running 0101010... WHat could be the problem? Is it because the native linux partition cannot be in the extended partition of the disk?

Thank you.

Manfred Bertl

did you make the bootsector-file for use with nt-loader?

Manfred Bertl

did you make the bootsector-file for use with nt-loader?

m4rc

When you installed linux, did you install lilo?
Can you boot your linux at all, for instance, with a boot floppy?

limin123

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Yes. I did make the bootsector file and named it bootsect.lnx. I have also added a line in boot.ini that starts running this boot sector file. And yes, I did install Lilo onto the linux partition. Booting up with a diskette is no problem too.

Is is because the computer cannot boot up from an OS stored in the extended partition?

Thanx.

penggu

Well,

here's my setup:

1 primary part. (DOS- fat16.., small, just for booting purposes).
extended, etc with nt4, linux, etc.

NT$ and dos, etc boot off the primary fine.
Linux installs it's lilo, with 2 options -> linux and dos
the dos option points to the primary partition, which in turn loads the NT boot loader..

hope this helps..

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limin123

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I prefer to use the NT loader. I am sure there is a way to incorporate Linux into it.