[PLUG] Booting Linux from CD...

[Vram]

plug_0 at robinson-west.com wrote:

>>Why not just do what I've been doing for 10 years.
>>
>>1> Install Windows as normal, with a 20 gig or so partition.
>>2> Install Linux in the 2nd and 3rd partition.
>>3> Put the Linux bootloader of choice (lilo or grub) in the boot sector 
>>of the root linux partition. Leave the Windows boot loader in the MBR 
>>where it wants to be.
>>4> Make the root linux partition active, if it isn't already.
>>
>>Lilo or grub will boot the system, and if you choose Windows, the 
>>Windows boot loader takes over, and it doesn't know the difference.
>>    
>>
>
>Windows XP doesn't use FAT32 unless you choose that, loadlin won't
>work with NTFS.  To make it look like Linux isn't installed, for 
>good reason, I don't want grub or lilo installed.  I'm using Linux
>as a backup solution, for security reasons I don't want it to be
>obvious thast Linux is installed at all.
>
>If someonw can point me to a good custom rescue cd howto, I'd
>appreciate that.
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Install grub to a floppie and boot from the floppie

Vram