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keyvisuals
04-14-2004, 04:43 PM
I followed steps listed here http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4174, and everything went smooth, until....

c:
cd \
attrib -h -r -s boot.ini
copy boot.ini boot.old
notepad boot.ini

(20) Notepad will start, with Boot.ini loaded. Edit the first line, 'Timeout=30'. Change it to 'Timeout=5'. This changes your boot selection timeout to 5 seconds, instead of 30.

(21) At the very end of the file, add C:\bootsect.knx = "Knoppix"

(22) Save the file. Get back to that command prompt. Issue attrib +h +r +s boot.ini.

(23) Reboot. Now, you should have two options: your previous Windows OS and Knoppix. Done!

I rebooted, and get a menu that asks me to select Windows XP Pro or Knoppix. Great, but,

When i choose Knoppix - i get an error stating that the disk cannot be read and the os cannot be started...blah blah blah. Where did i go wrong.

Xp still boots fine and Knoppix will boot also, but only from the floppy created during the install.

Any help appreciated. Thanks.

rickenbacherus
04-14-2004, 10:26 PM
I may be wrong but I think you'd have better luck in a windows forum in regards to ntldr. I'm not sure why you don't just use a Linux boot loader. With all the effort you've put in you could've had it done already. ;)

Of course it's not too late!

Just in case you're curious here's how hard it is to install grub.

1) Boot Knoppix w/ your floppy
2) apt-get install grub
3) grub-install /dev/hda
4) update-grub
5) reboot
6) enjoy

Wow that was a bear eh? Of course you can always try that ntldr nonsense again.

keyvisuals
04-15-2004, 02:06 AM
Ok. Ok.
With all the effort you've put in you could've had it done already.


I went ahead and did it. Being new to this, I was just trying to avoid fooking my precious M$ boot drive. I dont think i did , but now i have to figure out how to add WinXP Pro to the grub menu.

I know ive seen directions about it around here somewhere. Ill look.

Thanks for the info

keyvisuals
04-15-2004, 03:48 AM
Got it. :lol:

I added :

title Windows XP Pro
root (hd0,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1

to my menu.lst

Now grub loads and i can choose either linux or xp pro.

When i choose xp pro it switches over to ntloader and boots.

Excellent.

rickenbacherus
04-15-2004, 05:06 AM
Got it. :lol:

I added :

title Windows XP Pro
root (hd0,0)
makeactive

chainloader +1

to my menu.lst

Now grub loads and i can choose either linux or xp pro.

When i choose xp pro it switches over to ntloader and boots.

Excellent.

Right on! :)