On Fri, Oct 16, 1998 at 12:34:09PM -0700, Ben Gertzfield wrote: > >>>>> "Brent" == Brent Fulgham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Brent> I'd like to chime in -- It's a real annoyance that the base > Brent> disks don't set up lilo to let you boot into multiple > Brent> operating systems. Couldn't it ask if you want to > Brent> dual-boot with windows, or whatever, and generate an > Brent> appropriate lilo.conf file? > > Sure. How about you write the script to do so?
While I'm at it, *PLEASE* drop the dependency of lilo on mbr. I don't want a new mbr eg if I want to install LILO to use on a floppy ONLY (I use GRUB on my HD). Change it to Recommends. mbr being a high priority and/or essential (can't remember if it is) should be enough. > Brent> This is an area where RedHat has a significant lead over > Brent> us. One of the guys I work with is a huge RedHat fan > Brent> because he can just pop a RH CD into the drive, windows > Brent> will autorun it, and RedHat install starts. It sets up > Brent> almost everything for the user. > > If RH has released this code under the GPL, then why don't we borrow > it for our use? I know that it's as simple as having an 'autorun' > directory on the CD image. IIRC there is an "autorun.cfg" or similar too. > Brent> I know we support far more configurations, etc. etc. etc., > Brent> but for the average Joe New-User this is a large hurdle. > > I'm sure Enrique is always happy to accept code to do so. :) Just out of interest, how does the autorun bit work? You can't just run loadlin straight from Windoze. -- Tom Lees <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.lpsg.demon.co.uk/ PGP Key: finger [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.lpsg.demon.co.uk/pgpkeys.asc.
