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[sindi keesan <keesan AT SDF.ORG>]

> > I think the area of /dev/hda5 used by lilo must have worn out, as happens when
> > hard drives no longer boot due to MBR area wearing out.  Can anyone explain
> > this more technically?
>
> Thanks, Sindi, for this info and tip.
>
> > This multi-boot method requires a FAT32 file system for XP
>
> I wonder about that:  I have a refurbished Acer Acpire One (8.9" screen)
> netbook and a hand-me-down Dell Dimension 8300 desktop, 2004 vinage.
>
> Each has XP booting from an NTFS partition, the C: drive.
> The boot.ini files includes a line for a file on C:\  (it's analogous to
> your c:\boot\bootsec5.lnx) which is a copy of the first 512 bytes of
> a VFAT partition where /boot/grub is.

I have not figured out how to use grub but ought to since you say it also 
works with NTFS.  I tried the LILO/boot.ini method with NTFS (using puppy 
linux to write to boot.ini since it can access NTFS) but it did not work.


> I may have misunderstood what you said.
I think not.  Try it yourself with lilo instead of grub.

> By the way, I see that you've posted on the http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy
> forum.

Yes, I am now using Puppy Linux when I need a recent browser.

> Thanks,
>
> Sheldon
>
> > , which means I could also plug in a USB floppy drive and boot to DOS thence
> > to BL to fix things.  It does not seem to work with NTFS.

Sindi