My computer is about a year old and does not have a floppy drive. That's why I am trying to copy the boot/lnx onto the hdb2 /mnt drive .
When it comes to dual boot systems, I have a strict method of doing things that works 100% of the time:
- Install Windows.
- Turn off computer, move Windows HDD to slave or secondary master position.
- Install Linux on new master drive, putting bootloader (Grub or Lilo) into the MBR of the new master drive.
- Edit Linux bootloader to point to Windows as an option. It is possible to make Windows the default OS in this way.
This process allows you to (a) install Windows in the manner it likes, and (b), install Linux exactly like a stand-alone distro, thus ensuring that everything works correctly.
If you already have an existing Windows installation, you can obviously skip step 1 above. Just move the drive to a secondary position and move your new, empty HDD to the master position.