There still is an NTFS driver, but it is read only, there is a VERY
experimental write driver but it is not recommended for use.
On Sat, 2002-08-03 at 12:17, Scott wrote:
> Kevin - Re-read his question and then think about the answer you gave.
>
> As far as I know, NT, 2000 and XP all use the same "boot" procedure. In
> order to dual boot - without needing a boot floppy, point your favorite
> browser at: http://www.tldp/org/HOWTO/mini/Linux+NT-Loader.html
> It has the directions you need to set up the "menu" so you can choose
> which OS you want to boot to. I have used these directions successfully
> with both NT and 2000 systems. Note that once you get everything working,
> Linux wont be able to access the NTFS disks. There used to be a driver
> that would allow you to access NTFS from Linux but I am not sure if it is
> still available - so you might want to look into that.
>
> As for the gui problem - sounds like X is not configured properly. You
> will most likely need to run Xconfigurator. Once you have chosen all the
> appropriate options in Xconfigurator, there should be an option to test.
> If all is working, you will see a X screen along with a dialog box asking
> if you can see the screen. If all is not working, just wait a bit, it
> will timeout and bring you back into Xconfigrator.
>
> scott
>
> On Fri, 2 Aug 2002, Kevin Brown wrote:
>
> > Linux can't boot an NTFS partition. Reformat with Fat32 or get used to a boot
> > floppy.
> >
> > > Greetings --
> > > I am trying to set up a duel boot system with Red Hat 7.2 and Windows
> > > XP. All of the components in my system are fairly new (less than 6 months
> > > old). I have formatted half of the 80GB drive and installed Win XP using the
> > > NTFS file system. I have installed Red Hat 7.2 on the other half of the
> > > drive. Here are some of the installation particulars:
> > >
> > > 1. GRUB was selected as the boot loader.
> > > 2. Boot loader record was installed on the first sector on the boot
> > > partition.
> > > 3. Both GNOME and KDE were installed.
> > >
> > > So far I have two problems that I was hoping someone might be able to
> > > help me with. First, I do not receive a menu asking me which OS I would like
> > > to start? I selected Win XP as the default and the system will boot to that,
> > > but if I want to start Linux I have to use the boot floppy. Second problem,
> > > when I do start Linux it is in the text mode. I have tried the startx command
> > > and also change the file /etc/inittab to read id:5:initdefault: to change to
> > > graphical mode but I have had no luck.
> > > I have done a very limited amount of programming in the past and I have
> > > no Linux experience. Does anyone have some input on this situation? I would
> > > really appreciate the help.
> > > Thank You
> > > Peter Koch
> > >
> > >
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