By Grub (multi boot manager) to install
I have recently explored Linux system installed on this machine to dual systems, but my master machine has no floppy drive, no burner, download the ISO file on the hard disk can only exist, only through the hard disk to install, the BBS in the major Linuxpoint of view a lot of hard drive installed on Linux systems from the posts, tried N times unsuccessful, the last post I described the contents to see some changes, possibly because of updated versions of Linux systems to make some changes, is a multi-boot may have a new version of the installer needs to make some changes, now with the latest version to show on your hard disk to install Linux systems approach, I think this is the easiest it!
1, the first thing you need to download Linux from the network ISO file system, such as a RegFlag Linux and RegHat Linux FC, on the FAT32 partition must! And can not be placed in folder! This is very important!
2, download grub for dos 0.42, this version is currently the latest version! Unpacked files and folders, and the difference between the old version, and this is my first failure has been installed, without making some appropriate changes!
3, download two files, EMM386.EXE and HIMEM.SYS, and copy them to c: windows folder, grub for dos 0.42 inside the file there is a file is config.sys, there are two lines of this command,device = c: windowshimem.sys, device = c: windowsemm386.exe, the primary role of these make installation faster and can not go wrong!
4, extract the grub for dos 0.42 to C:, as long as the files and subfolders, remember! Not mentioned in the BBS on the folder BOOT!
5, from the first Linux installation ISO file, extract the file to the isolinux directory c:, it is also just inside the file, remember!
6, in the c: to find menu.lst, use Notepad to open and modify, add the following command post at the end! Attention! The following command and the previous version and not the same as mentioned on the BBS!
title Linux System Install kernel (hd0, 0) / vmlinuz initrd (hd0, 0) / initrd.img
7, modify c: boot.ini file, in the last side to add c: grldr = "Start GRUB" and save it!
8, after a restart to start the installation choose Start GRUB or Linux system, follow the instructions step by step go!
Linux system installed in the hard disk to another method
1, download dos toolbox, a boot disk is also OK, as long as access to dos can be.
2, download loadlin.exe.
3, the first from a Linux system to extract the ISO file isolinux directory of the two files vmlinuz and initrd.img, and then create a new text document, write the following:
loadlin.exe vmlinuz initrd = initrd.img ramdisk_size = 9216
Msdos batch file after the save, in fact, the extension to. Bat, for example, we can change it to autorun.bat, then these four files in a folder, for example, D: setup
4 to FC6 example, RegFlag Linux installation methods, to the Linux system to download the full ISO file into a FAT32 partition under root partition, be careful not to NTFS partitions and can not be put into the folder, otherwise the installation program can notfind the installation file, for example, into the E:
5, good preparations are done, start installing it, the toolbox with dos boot disk into DOS prompt, or we enter D: setup to run after autorun.bat, so we are familiar with the installation of the interface came out, and then select Installway you choose by HardDrive, that hard drive installed, select the partition where the ISO file, the installation has begun!
Linux boot repair
Installation disk with the first boot the computer, in the boot: prompt enter linux rescue and enter into the Linux system rescue mode, and then some configuration and asked whether to enable the network interface is to select "No", ask whether the system partition setread-write when you select "continue," the # prompt, execute the command: grub-install / dev / hda to reinstall GRUB to the MBR of the.
If you do not want to install GRUB to the hard disk MBR, or want to use Windows, boot manager loading system, click the following method is! Fact not to install GRUB to the MBR disk to start the system is that most people think,Linux system is installed in the startup information should not be installed to hard disk MBR, but installed on the system partition, because Linux systems do not want to post later do not have to clear the MBR, remove the command is fdisk / mbr.
In accordance with the previous "hard drive to install Linux" installation is successful, please send C: Under ago by grub for dos 0.4.2 and extracted from the system installation disk isolinux directory to delete all files, leaving only the file file name grldr, restart the computer, select Start GRUB first, it will automatically search for post-bootable system, choose the system into Linux, the in / boot / grub directory to find grub.conf file, opens the Save As and copy menu.lstto the FAT32 partition, then re-enter the Windows system, copy the menu.lst to c:, if your Windows system is NTFS, then can do so, or in the Linux system can save after open grub.confas to c:, so that after the first restart the computer after the Optional Start GRUB it will no longer search for a bootable system, but directly from the menu.lst file read startup information.