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12-01-2003, 04:00 PM
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Registered: Dec 2003
Location: north carolina
Distribution: Slackware
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trying to dual boot debian with XP pro
I recently installed Debian Woody 3.0 and i'm trying to dual boot it with Windows XP Pro. I first installed xp pro to (hda1). I then partitioned my disk to install debian:
hda5 /swap 512mb
hda3 /home 3gigs
hda4 /root 11gigs
I ran the debian base install and did everything needed, installing lilo into the root partition. After I reboot it takes me directly to WinXP, with no lilo in sight! Is their anything I can do.
I succesfully dual booted Win 2k Pro and debian doing it this way. I'm assuming WinXP pro handles the partition a little differently. Thanks for your help.
postal :-)
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12-01-2003, 04:06 PM
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Registered: Jan 2003
Distribution: Mandrake 9.2 =<3 and Red Hat 8.0 (server)
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Problem is you installed Lilo to the root partition. You have to install it to the MBR.
windows boot disk "fixmbr" (xp) or "fdisk /mbr"
then boot up with debian disk again, and "linux rescue"
and reinstall lilo
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12-01-2003, 09:00 PM
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Registered: Nov 2003
Distribution: Debian & Ubuntu
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wldkos is correct. Though you probably don't need to run fdisk /mbr because your mbr wasn't touched. You installed LILO to the / root partition of /dev/hda4.
use the rescue disk (if you used the bf24 kernel option at install, the rescue option is:
rescbf24 root=/dev/hda4
and you should be good to go. re-install lilo and install to the mbr this time. the debconf frontend should prompt you to see the other signatures for booting, and allow you to include them.
Good Luck!
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12-01-2003, 10:18 PM
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Registered: Jan 2003
Distribution: Mandrake 9.2 =<3 and Red Hat 8.0 (server)
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Quote:
Originally posted by llamakc
wldkos is correct. Though you probably don't need to run fdisk /mbr because your mbr wasn't touched. You installed LILO to the / root partition of /dev/hda4.
use the rescue disk (if you used the bf24 kernel option at install, the rescue option is:
rescbf24 root=/dev/hda4
and you should be good to go. re-install lilo and install to the mbr this time. the debconf frontend should prompt you to see the other signatures for booting, and allow you to include them.
Good Luck!
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Good point on correcting me, thanks man, it slipped
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12-08-2003, 01:30 PM
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Registered: Dec 2003
Location: north carolina
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Thanks for the help guys, I appreciate it. I got everything up and running great!
postal :-)
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12-09-2003, 01:04 PM
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Registered: Jan 2003
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Distribution: Kubuntu
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Just starting to use Linux on my new dell laptop, I've posted in the laptop forum several times and decided instead to go directly to the distro specific place.
Can I resize my NTFS partion through the Debian Install or do I need to use a third party program to resize. If I need a thrid party program is there a good free one out there that will me do this?
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