I have found this tip by suse linux distribution:http://portal.suse.com/sdb/en/1996/12/nt.html
They suggest to install lilo not MBR but into the linux partition, only thing i do not get is weather it has to be a primary partiton or not. First they say to create a FAT32 data partiton (-> indicates logic partition IMHO) but in the lilo conf it torned into a primary, or the declaration of /dev/sdax partition differes from that for /dev/hdax, where x = 1 to 4 indicates the four primary partitions.
So will it work to:
1. Boot with Linux live CD, the very same that was used for the HD install
2. Mount /dev/hda8 (existing linux partition) and config lilo.conf like suggested by suse. In my case it would be
Code:
# LILO configuration file
# Start LILO global Section
boot=/dev/hda8                # where LILO should be installed
backup=/boot/boot.sda3.970428 # Backup of the previous boot sector
prompt
timeout=100     # wait at prompt: 10 s
vga = normal    # force sane state
# End LILO global section
# Linux bootable partition config begins
image = /vmlinuz             #   default image to boot
    root = /dev/hda8       # root partition is here
    label = Linux
# Linux bootable partition config ends
# Name other Linux kernel images here:
# ...
But this is no good, as /dev/hda8 is most propably behind the 1024 cylinder limitation (/dev/hda1 and /dev/hda5 to 7 have about 60 GB data).

Is it possible with Grub, or Grub boot disk/boot usb stick etc?

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