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dual boot win98+RH linux7 w/ bootmagic

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by rois.

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I need to dual boot them.
here's the info of my partitions:

(1)FAT32 [pri 1](active)(C:)
(2)Linux Ext2[pri 2](*:/boot)
(3)ExtendedX[ext](pri)(*:)
(4)Linux Ext2[log-1](*:/)
(5)Linux Swap[log-2](*:SWAPSPACE2)

when I use boot magic configuration. the c: is automatically selected for me, and in the boot magic menu, I can choose windows, and load windows properly, but I don't know which partition I should choose to boot for linux. (which of the 2-5). I tried 2 and 4, and for those two, boot magic says it is loading "linux" but it doesn't actually load linux. for no 3, the whole bootmagic doesn't respond, and I had to restart my computer. what should I do to change the setting of the partitions, or what should I do?
I now have boot magic installed and lilo installed, but now lilo doesn't run after I installed boot magic. I don't really mind if it doesn't work. but I have to dual boot the OSs with boot magic now.

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by panjkov

I have had almost similar problem with win95/RH6, and I resolved it doing this:
You can create a startup menu in windows9x, using autoexec.bat, config.sys and windows98 boot floppy disk.
You simply need to modify that menu and include it in config.sys. In autoexdec.bat you need to write lines that will:
a) continue to load windows
b) if you choose linux from startup menu, it should start loadlin.exe. You also need to have loadlin.exe and some aditional files saved on your win9x partition. You can find them on your RH install CD ROM.
I currently cannot send you my code, but it could be done next week, because I cannot access to that machine. You can contact me on e-mail.

by francodacosta

You should install boot magic in the mbr (master boot record), and lilo in the boot record of your boot partition (/dev/hda2), then boot magic will have no problem in starting linux. (bootmagic cant load linux by itself, lilo is always needed)

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You can install lilo in the mbr, and it will boot windows and linux, you can even customise lilo gui for the boot menu.

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