[UCLA-LUG] Lilo and NT (bootsect.lnx file)

[mike chan]

the general rule is any time you run lilo to update your boot sector,
you're gonna hve to go through the whole process again.. dd->file, copy
file->win partition...

if you modify the hard drive partitions on which your linux/nt, you
probably have to redo your lilo... the problem with the NT boot loader is
that you're going to need a floppy to get into your linux if your partition
# changed for your linux partition, while lilo lets you pass a lot of
kernel parameters that allow you to boot w/o a boot floppy...

mike

At 11.27 AM 5.4.2000 -0700, you wrote:
>I've installed both NT and Redhat 6.2 on my machine. So, in 
>order to dual boot by c: drive, I need to copy a file called 
>bootsect.lnx to my C:\ drive and add one line 
>c:\bootsect.lnx="Linux" to my C:\boot.ini file. But my question 
>is, under what situations I have to update this file in my C:\ 
>drive? In the NT OS loader+linux miniHowTO, it says that "A new 
>copy of bootsect.lnx must be transfered to C:\bootsect.lnx every 
>time the bootsector of your linux-partition has been modifiled. 
>This happens for example when you install a new kernel with 
>lilo." So, when I install a new kernel, I need to update this 
>file. But what about other cases (i.e. add/remove hardware, 
>add/remove partition and so on)? 
>
>Thanks a for your help.
>
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