[olug] boot sector

[Jeremy Bettis]

Don't install lilo or grub to the MBR, install to the boot sector of the
/boot partition, and mark it as active.  Then when a windows install
replaces the MBR or active partition all you have to do is set your
/boot partition active again using dos/windows/linux fdisk.

Simple!

--
Jeremy Bettis, Software Development Manager
HKS Medical Information Systems, Inc.
jeremyb at hksys.com


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nate [mailto:tbrownarcher at cox.net]
> Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 3:56 PM
> To: olug at olug.org
> Subject: [olug] boot sector
> 
>  From time to time I have to reinstall windows.  Every time I do this
> the dual boot affect in the boot sector is inactivated.  I can't get
> into mandrake linux without using the boot disk.  Is there any way to
> prevent this or is there and easy way to reactivate the dual boot
> qualities of the boot sector after I have reinstalled windows.
> 
> Thanks,
>  nate
> 
> pleast forgive me if this is sent twice.  I don't see that the first
one
> was sent
> 
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