Dual Booting Windows and BackTrack2 (said to work for BT3 as well)
To do the Backtrack install, follow the instructions athttp://www.offensive-security.com/documentation/backtrack-hd-install.pdf
This paper was written by jabra and it is excellent. A local copy is here.
When I followed these instructions, Windows was on /dev/hda1 so I made /dev/hda2 (boot), /dev/hda3 (swap), and /dev/hda4 (backtrack). Once done, only backtrack would boot. To get Windows back in the boot options (lilo), see below:
To fix the lilo config, follow the instructions listed athttp://bayupw.blogspot.com/2007/09/dual-boot-backtrack-2-final-winxp.html
Open up a terminal/console by clicking the konsole icon (black
monitor) or navigate System-> konsole. Then type this in
konsole:
bt ~ #
liloconfig
Choose simple-> enter -> install to MBR.
You
will be kicked back to the konsole, then type this:
bt~ # nano /etc/lilo.conf
Then search
for "#Linux bootable partition config begins" and and
change it to this one:
# Linux bootable partition config
begins
image = /boot/vmlinuz
root = current
label =
backtrack
read-write
# Linux bootable partition config ends