Re: [TCLUG:3598] Novice Q1: Dual boot details.

[Yaron <jethro@binary.net>]

  Hi,

On Thu, 21 Jan 1999, Fred H. Olson wrote:

> drive in tact. My ISP is going to
> install the second HD but says that both Linux and Win95 should reside on
> the boot disk.  He proposed deviding the 43. Meg in half and moving the 
> Win95 stuff to one half and put Linux in the other half.

Um, that's not true. You can put Linux whereever you like - LILO, the
Linux Boot Loader has to be on the boot disk, and you'll be presented with
that option during installation. You _might_ need to play a little with
/etc/lilo.conf - some bioses want you to remap the drives around. You can
do that after you boot Linux up. 

What you should do though, is make a rescue or boot disk for Doze, and a
boot disk for Linux during installation, in case LILO blows up during
install. That way you'll be able to fix it.

I'd post my lilo.conf remapping thing, but I don't have it here. Let me
know if you need it, and I'll mail it to you.

> I've been reading the docs I pulled off www.redhat.com but am a bit
> confused at this stage.  The compatiblility file says there have been
> problems with AMD K6's but I get the impression that is relatively rare.
> Any recommendations?

I've got a K6-2, and I've had no complaints yet.

> BTW what are the advantages of buying the RedHat CD package for $40
> vs using a borrowed CD or waiting for a LUG install fest?  

I believe the 'real' Red Hat gives you free support, comes with a book,
has a few extra programs (5.0 had the BRU backup utility and some X
server, I'm too tired to remember which). It also comes with a boot floppy
in case your CDROM isn't bootfrom-able.

-Yaron

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