dual boot woes - /dev/hdb does not have any corres

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ok.. using NTLoader to boot linux can be done..

 

these two use lilo

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but the process of creating the bootloader is the same just the setup in grub a little different (guessing the /dev/hdc2):

Code:

# grub-install /dev/hdc2

or

Code:

# grub
> setup (hd2,1)
> q

That will install setup grub on /dev/hdc2, then you do:

Code:

# dd if=/dev/hdc2 of=/bootsect.bin bs=512 count=1

 

Now you have a copy of the boot sector, copy this over to your windows C:\. Then you will need to edit the boot.ini

 

Open C:\boot.ini, personally I'd use the 'msconfig' utility. Then add:

Code:

C:\bootsect.bin = "Linux!"

 

Hopefully thats it...

 

 

PS: I know you said you had the .bin, but this was a run through just to check you did all the bits ;)