Installing Linux and DOS, Windows, or WindowsNT on One Hard Disk

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Applies to

SuSE Linux: All versions

Intention:

You want to install Linux together with DOS, Windows 95, or Windows NT and boot both systems from the hard drive.

Prerequisite:

There must be a primary partition as a boot partition both for DOS, Windows95, or WindowsNT and Linux. These partitions must reside below the 1024 Cylinder boundary, as explained in "Linux on 1024 cylinder" (http://sdb.suse.de/en/sdb/html/1024_Zylinder.html). It is also possible to use a logical partition for Linux.

Procedure:

Both systems will be booted with LILO, which must be installed into the MBR for this purpose. (Windows NT: another possibility is to use the NT boot manager as described in "Linux and Windows NT" (http://sdb.suse.de/en/sdb/html/nt.html)). We recommend the following procedure (we assume it is possible for you to do a new installation):
See also:
o Linux and Windows NT
o Linux on 1024 cylinder
o Creating a System Boot Disk

Keywords: WINNT, NT, WINDOWS, LILO, PARTITIONS, OS, OPERATING SYSTEM, INSTALLATION, INSTALLING, DUAL BOOT

Categories: Other Operating Systems

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