Adding Linux to Win2k Boot Menu

#1 Dredd

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Posted 16 January 2001 - 08:39 AM

Anyone have a clue how to add Linux to my already existing Windows 2000 boot up menu. I don't want to use Lilo or other boot up menu's, but I am not sure how to do so. I plan on running Mandrake Linux. Any advise would help!

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#2 ewaite

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Posted 16 January 2001 - 09:51 AM

If you are going to use Mandrake linux then I think you should use "Grub" which is one of the boot loaders included with Mandrake version 7.x . During the install make sure you select to config another OS (very easy). I tried a couple of times to make the Win2k bootloader work but always had problems with the extra kernal parameters I wanted to use. If you forgot to setup Win2k in Grub during the install you can open up the file /boot/grub/menu.lst in linux and add the following lines:

title Windows 2000
root (hd0,0) //change this if not on first partition of first IDE HD
makeactive
chainloader +1

-Evan Waite

[This message has been edited by ewaite (edited 16 January 2001).]

#3 Dredd

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Posted 17 January 2001 - 07:24 AM

Thanks I will go ahead and just use Grub then since I don't want to risk screwing up my other OS's. Thanks again,

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