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Dual Booting Win2000 and Linux RedHat 6

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by uknow

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Does anyone know how to put Linux and NT5 on the same harddrive.
I've been trying for sometime and no dual booting for these 2. Both will not allow the other bootable partition space.

Any suggestions besides get 2nd harddrive or 2nd computer.
THX.

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by wburdine

You have to use the RED HAT partition software and create partitions for all the usual Linux stuff and then create the type partition for fat16 for Win2k to install. Then you use the OS laucher from Red Hat to dictate which OS you want to lauch, butthis has to be installed at the time Linux is. After Linux is up then you boot from the Win2k CD and install under the FAT16 partition. You may have to go back under Linux with a boot disk to add Win2k to the boot menu. This can be done, I did itin class for a demonstration for a LAB. Also use Google.com to look up 'dual booting linux windows 2000' and you will get a slew of sites that should assist as well.
good luck

by uknow

This sounds like something I haven't heard, I've tried several times to create the Linux partitions, what I did not do was create a Fat16 partition.
Also add Win2k to the boot menu with Linux boot disk.

These are the missing ingredients.

Thanks.

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