Installing Windows 2000 and SuSE Linux on the same disk
Support knowledgebase (chofman_win2kboot)
Applies to
SuSE Linux: Versions since 6.4
Request:
You would like to install Linux together with Windows 2000 and be able to
boot both systems from your hard disk.
Requirements:
There are 2 primary partitions below the
1024 cylinder threshold (1024_Zylinder.html)
available for use as a boot partition for Windows2000 and Linux
(for Linux, a logical partition would suffice):
Procedure:
Basically, the boot concept of Windows 2000 is the same as that of
WindowsNT. See NT boot manager (nt.html)
Specific for SuSE 6.4:
During the installation of SuSE 6.4 via YaST2, you get to choose where
the Linux boot sector should be written to. If you would like to use the
Windows 2000 boot manager, choose
Don't install LILO (other boot manager)
. The boot sector will
then be written to the boot sector of the /boot partition.
If you want to use LILO
as boot manager, install the boot
sector directly in the master boot record (MBR). If you choose this, YaST2
will automatically create a configuration named 'windows'. When you boot the
machine, the screen will show this:
LILO
windows -> Boot Windows
boot:
After a few seconds, Linux will be started automatically. If you enter
'windows', the Windows 2000 boot manager will be started and you are able
to choose the start options for Windows 2000 as before.
Note:
When the 'Boot' prompt appears, the TAB
key will show all
existing configurations. You may also add your own configurations, for
instance using YaST under
--> System administration
----> Kernel and boot configuration
------> LILO configuration
See also:
Linux and Windows NT
Linux on 1024 cylinder
How to create a system boot disk
Linux and Windows NT 4.0 ServicePack 3 on a system
Keywords: BOOT, BOOTING, WINDOWS2000, WIN2K, W2K, WIN2000, WINDOWS, LILO, PARTITIONS, OS, INSTALLATION
Categories:
Installation
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