[MACEP] Dual Boot Linux and W2k

[John M. Walker]

Richardson, Jim wrote:

>Folks,
>
>My A+/Network kids and I are busy trying to create a custom Dual Boot
>Linux TC and W2k image for installing to a new combo lab we hope to open
>for next year. The lab will have PCs that can either boot directly into
>Win2k on the local HD for use in our Computer Apps classes or boot from
>the local HD to a Linux K12LTCS Thin Client environment for our AP
>Computer Science class.
>
>We have spent many hours solving the puzzle of getting the Linux TC boot
>roms to work when installed on the local HD, rather than from the a
>floppy. With the help of several Linux folks we have a successful build
>that does just this using the XOLS boot loader. 
>
>But here is the rub, when imaged disk to disk, the XOLS boot loader gets
>broken and the clone doesn't know where to boot to.
> I suspect it is due to Ghost and Power Quest cloning tools just clone
>the partitions and ignore the MBR.......so the clone's MBR is not
>modified.
>We can reinstall XOLS manually from a floppy on each clone and all works
>well then...........but if possible, I would like to build a drive that
>can be imaged without a reinstall from floppy.
>
>Would anyone have any ideas ?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Jim
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