[MACEP] Dual Boot Linux and W2k

[Richardson, Jim]

We have tried many attemps using the Window's BL to load the LTSP boot rom...........all failed. Every attempt either fails to load the rom or breaks the ability to load Windows. If someone knows how to set this up, I would welcome some guidance.

Thanks,

Jim

Jim Richardson
Technology Coordinator
Liberty High School



From: Eric Harrison
Sent: Fri 3/18/2005 5:29 PM
To: A discussion list for educators interested in integrating technology into  teaching.
Subject: Re: [MACEP] Dual Boot Linux and W2k


Another option that has not been mentioned is to use Window's
bootloader to load the LTSP boot image.

I did a quick google search for "linux nt boot loader" and found
47,200 hits, such as: http://jaeger.morpheus.net/linux/ntldr.php

-Eric

On Fri, 18 Mar 2005, 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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