NT OS Loader + Linux mini-HOWTO: Troubleshooting

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## 8. Troubleshooting

If things do not work as expected, check bootability with a floppy disk. With `/dev/hdb1` as your Linux-partition, your `/etc/lilo.conf` has the following entries:

> `

>     root=/dev/hdb1
>     boot=/dev/fd0

> `

Run lilo with a diskette inserted. Now try to boot from the diskette. If your Linux on `/dev/hdb1` can't be started, the NT OS loader will also fail to start it. If you see a lot of `01 01 01 01`, your root-disk is not accessible. Check whether all your disks are known by the bios.

If the floppy boots your Linux partition, you can peel of your boot-sector for the NT OS loader with:

> `

>     # dd if=/dev/fd0 of=/bootsect.lnx bs=512 count=1

> `

You can keep this diskette as your rescue-diskette just in case your Windows NT installation breaks.

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