Cannot get the boot option in dual booting ( Windows 2003 with Linux Ent)

[Gary Singh]

I have installed windows 2003 server and installed Linux Enterprise. Well...somehow I am not getting any dual booting option where I can select an OS to load. By default my system is loading windows 2003......

Here is some configuration settings.

I have single hard drive

Main primary partition indtalled with 2003
Second Partition installed with Linux Enterprise (V 3)

I have selected LILO option during linux installation.


Any help...or Idea what needs to be changed to get boot option prompt.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Didou]

In which order have you installed the Operating Systems ?

 

[Gary Singh]

First partition 10GB with 2003 then installed Linux on ohter partition.

 

[Phantasm66]

Install lilo to boot sector of / linux partition.

Then, take a snapshot of the bootsector, into a file, with this command:

dd if=/dev/hda3 of=bootsect.lin bs=512 count=1

where hda3 is your /.

Now, copy bootsect.lin created by the above command to c:\

now, open boot.ini in c:\ , and append this line to the end of the file:

c:\bootsect.lin="Linux"

Save and reboot.

 

[Gary Singh]

I understand but I cannot boot from Linux so where to get this snapshoot or type this command.
Well, is there any way I can go into Linux (thorugh floppy, CD and run this command)

Note I have not created any bootable disk and etc.

So please advice.

 

[Didou]

Taken from Booting error @ Linuxquestions.org

First you use boot your Fedora install CD and choose rescue mode. From the command line of your rescue CD you can get into your Fedora partition. Assuming that / is on /dev/hda3 and that your / partition is formated as ext3, then the commands are:

mkdir /dove
mount -t ext3 /dev/hda3 /dove
chroot /dove

Once you are in your Fedora system then you can make a boot floppy. Here is how to make a grub boot floppy:
http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/ma...oot-floppy.html

Section 8 of this HOWTO explains how to make a lilo boot floppy:
http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LILO.html

 

[Gary Singh]

I am not getting anywhere... I did boot from Linux rescue CD and I am promt # so tell me what command I should type to get snapshoot on the floppy.....Sorry for the inconvienent.

Hey hey.........finally it is working.........I just picked lilo to add into MBR insted of / partition....and it works



Thank you ...