bumblebeetuna
05-03-2006, 11:31 PM
Hey guys - im a new poster
but i see that many of the problems in the forms are about dual booting XP and backtrack, using some of ur posts and some ingenuity, ive fiured out a fool proof method for accessing BT, WinXP, Fedora... Whatever you want across as many hard disks as you like.
Step 1:
Obtain a copy og GRUB4DOS and the GUI frontend WINGRUB
Here at their sourceforge web page. http://grub4dos.sourceforge.net/
Step 2:
Install Win Grub, and using
[Menu]
Tools->Install
Install Wingrub to boot.ini
It'll automatically update boot.ini for you and give you a c:\grub\ folder where all the files will reside.
Step 3:
Using
[MENU]
Tools->Partition List
Arrange your partitions in the same order as your bios see's them
If you dont know what order that is, reboot, open your bios [F12 or Del usually] and look for Advanced options or something like that
You'll see a section where you can setup the boot drive order open it and write down the order but dont change anything
Step 4: (ASSUMES YOU HAVE FORMATTED PARTITIONS ETC)
Step 1. - From the prompt in root
Code:
cp --preserve -R /{bin,dev,etc,home,lib,root,sbin,usr,var,opt,pentes t} /mnt/hda3 mkdir /mnt/hda3/{boot,mnt,proc,sys,tmp} cp /boot/boot/vmlinuz /mnt/hda3/boot mount --bind /dev /mnt/hda3/dev mount -t proc proc /mnt/hda3/proc chroot /mnt/hda3 /bin/bash
Step 2. - Installing Lilo
Code:
liloconfig
follow the GUI - choose simple, your resollution and install [SUPERBLOCK]
Lilo will complain and fail but do not worry!
Code:
nano /etc/lilo.conf
change
Code:
label = back|track
root = current
read-write
[AND AT THE TOP OF THE FILE, boot=/dev/hdx
WHERE X IS THE DISK THAT BT IS INSTALLED ON]
save and exit
now
Code:
lilo [-M /dev/hdx]
[MAKE SURE x HERE IS THE SAME AS IN THE lilo.conf FILE]
it should then say,
added back|track (and poss added Windows if you are dual booting)
Step 3.
unmount - reboot - [LOG INTO WINDOWS]
Now you're on your own.
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From Katch's post here (http://forums.remote-exploit.org/showthread.php?t=84)
Step 5:
Open c:\grub\device.map in wordpad
device.map saved the drive order you did before, so look for the /dev/hdx you put into lilo.conf and installed lilo on.
Now open c:\grub\menu.lst in wordpad
do an Edit->Select All, Delete to get rid of all that crap and put in this entry
timeout 40
title BackTrack
root (hdx) <--x is the disk NUMBER from device.map
chainloader +1
Close the doc, and save.
Reboot
When NTLDR comes up, choose
Start GRUB
Then Backtrack and voila - ur into lilo just hit enter on backtrack and welcometo the world of linux.
PEACE
BBT
but i see that many of the problems in the forms are about dual booting XP and backtrack, using some of ur posts and some ingenuity, ive fiured out a fool proof method for accessing BT, WinXP, Fedora... Whatever you want across as many hard disks as you like.
Step 1:
Obtain a copy og GRUB4DOS and the GUI frontend WINGRUB
Here at their sourceforge web page. http://grub4dos.sourceforge.net/
Step 2:
Install Win Grub, and using
[Menu]
Tools->Install
Install Wingrub to boot.ini
It'll automatically update boot.ini for you and give you a c:\grub\ folder where all the files will reside.
Step 3:
Using
[MENU]
Tools->Partition List
Arrange your partitions in the same order as your bios see's them
If you dont know what order that is, reboot, open your bios [F12 or Del usually] and look for Advanced options or something like that
You'll see a section where you can setup the boot drive order open it and write down the order but dont change anything
Step 4: (ASSUMES YOU HAVE FORMATTED PARTITIONS ETC)
Step 1. - From the prompt in root
Code:
cp --preserve -R /{bin,dev,etc,home,lib,root,sbin,usr,var,opt,pentes t} /mnt/hda3 mkdir /mnt/hda3/{boot,mnt,proc,sys,tmp} cp /boot/boot/vmlinuz /mnt/hda3/boot mount --bind /dev /mnt/hda3/dev mount -t proc proc /mnt/hda3/proc chroot /mnt/hda3 /bin/bash
Step 2. - Installing Lilo
Code:
liloconfig
follow the GUI - choose simple, your resollution and install [SUPERBLOCK]
Lilo will complain and fail but do not worry!
Code:
nano /etc/lilo.conf
change
Code:
label = back|track
root = current
read-write
[AND AT THE TOP OF THE FILE, boot=/dev/hdx
WHERE X IS THE DISK THAT BT IS INSTALLED ON]
save and exit
now
Code:
lilo [-M /dev/hdx]
[MAKE SURE x HERE IS THE SAME AS IN THE lilo.conf FILE]
it should then say,
added back|track (and poss added Windows if you are dual booting)
Step 3.
unmount - reboot - [LOG INTO WINDOWS]
Now you're on your own.
Reply With Quote
From Katch's post here (http://forums.remote-exploit.org/showthread.php?t=84)
Step 5:
Open c:\grub\device.map in wordpad
device.map saved the drive order you did before, so look for the /dev/hdx you put into lilo.conf and installed lilo on.
Now open c:\grub\menu.lst in wordpad
do an Edit->Select All, Delete to get rid of all that crap and put in this entry
timeout 40
title BackTrack
root (hdx) <--x is the disk NUMBER from device.map
chainloader +1
Close the doc, and save.
Reboot
When NTLDR comes up, choose
Start GRUB
Then Backtrack and voila - ur into lilo just hit enter on backtrack and welcometo the world of linux.
PEACE
BBT