Needing feedback on Linux entries in the boot.ini file

[techsent]

Hello,

I am creating a Boot Wwitcher program for all versions of Windows. I'd like to add an option to include Linux. My concern is that I need to find out if different versions of Linux write their boot.ini entries differntly. Here's my boot.ini file below:

[boot loader]
timeout=0
DEFAULT=C:[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(5)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(4)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional" /fastdetect
C:\LiloBoot.bin="Linux Mandrake 8.0"
C:\="Microsoft Windows"

I'm concerned about this line

C:\LiloBoot.bin

Do any other Linux versions have any other variations that are used or is the only difference in this entry ="Linux Mandrake 8.0"

Thank you,

Techsent

 

[danielhozac]

Linux doesn't natively support boot.ini, so you have to create the file yourself, so I would say that it varies.

//Daniel

 

[PcLinuxGuru]

Liloboot.bin is a binary boot image that.

You can read about it at:

http://www.littlewhitedog.com/reviews_other_00011.asp

 

[techsent]

Thanks guys for the helpful info.

Techsent