I need Linux to boot windows with linux loader how !!!

unixman · 09-01-2002, 07:05 AM

hi all

i have problim here ...

i'm working with windows 98 ...

yesterday i install Linux redhat 7.3 with windows ...

i'm sure that windows file system is still there but !!!!!

when i satrt my computer i didn't find the option of logging with

the two OS i mean linux and win98 .. i have just find linux OS

so now i need aquick help of how could i add Windows OS

on Linux Boot loader ...

MasterC · 09-01-2002, 07:11 AM

Which one? Grub or Lilo?

acid_kewpie · 09-01-2002, 07:12 AM

right, well what you do is firstly read the please read link in my siganture, and from that you then SEARCH for an answer on this site, and the whole internet. if somehow you still can't find an answer, which is pretty impossible really, say so here....

unixman · 09-03-2002, 05:50 AM

the Grub

born4linux · 09-03-2002, 06:31 AM

edit /etc/grub.conf and add this line:

title Windows 98
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
chainloader +1

This assumes that Windows is in the first partition of the first drive (hence hd0,0). If you are not sure where it is, run 'fdisk -l'.

I'm not sure why you dont' have the entry for Windows in GRUB. By default, if you have a Windows OS using the FAT16/FAT32, it will use DOS as the label. You should see 'Red Hat Linux' and 'DOS" at the GRUB menu.
and btw, no need to run grub or grub-install. saving grub.conf should do.

jglen490 · 09-03-2002, 07:25 AM

Quote:

edit /etc/grub.conf and add this line:

title Windows 98
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
chainloader +1

If you have a /boot/grub/menu.lst file, then put the quoted entry in it, otherwise put it in /etc/grub.conf. The GNU Grub "official" users manual only refers to a menu.lst file for Grub's configuration menu.

mercz · 09-03-2002, 09:45 AM

i have the same problem, but i have installed LILO, btw, what are the difference between LILO and GRUB? besides that, which is more suitable for a rookie like me?

MasterC · 09-03-2002, 11:32 AM

Uh oh... You really should use the search feature, it's pointed out earlier in the post by Acid.

I will answer how to do this in LILO, but to find out differences and more, and to see if it's for you, I really would do a search. You could probably read for days on differences, and then after quite a bit of info, probably decide which one is for you.

To add winbloze to your menu at boot up do this, all in a command line mode:
pico /etc/lilo.conf (if you don't have pico, use whatever text editor you do have)
place this chunk at the bottom:
other = /dev/hda1
table = /dev/hda
label = winbloze

But replace /dev/hda(1) with the correct device (and partition). To determine device and partition:
fdisk -l
And look for the fat32/ntfs info.

Cool