Dual boot
vlok stone
vlokstone at yahoo.com
Thu Jun 26 10:33:47 EDT 2003
The easiest way to config lilo is go to a terminal
and as root launch #kcontrol -> system ->
BootManager->
go to Operating System tab -> click on windows and
set as default ( don't forget to apply :-} )
That should do it. Reboot and it should go directly to
windows.
--- "Riga, Anthony" <Anthony.Riga at searbrown.com>
wrote:
> How do you get it to boot to windows by default?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vlok stone [mailto:vlokstone at yahoo.com]
> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 9:56 AM
> To: nflug at nflug.org
> Subject: Re: Dual boot
>
>
> If you remove lilo, you won't have a boot manager.
> A better alternative is to have lilo boot to windows
> as default OS. Most linux distro's have a gui to
> configure this. DON'T set the boot time to 0. Bad
> things happen.
> Check your distro's doc's, as always.
>
> --- Justin Bennett <justin.bennett at dynabrade.com>
> wrote:
> > What does it matter if lilo is there? you can
> have
> > it boot windows by
> > default. How would he boot into linux then? But if
> > you must, fdisk /mbr
> > from a dos disk.
> >
> > Riga, Anthony wrote:
> >
> > >I setup a Dual boot Linux - hdb /Windoze - hda
> box
> > for a family member who like using Linux for the
> > games.I set it up using LILO. He wants to have it
> > boot directly into Winblows without using lilo.
> How
> > do I get rid of lilo and have it boot into
> windows?
> > I took out the Linux hdd and tried to boot into
> > indows but can only see the letters LI . Do I need
> > to blow away the mbr? Do I do fdisk /mbr in
> Windows
> > or Linux to delete the mbr? Any suggestions?
> > >
> > >
> >
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> >
> >
>
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