On Sun, Dec 16, 2001 at 08:09:31AM +1300, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Quoting Ross Burton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > 2. I would like to keep Win2K and duel boot to Linux. What is the > > easiest way to duel-boot a Linux/Win2K machine? > > Simple, if its like my A22m, there will be two FAT32 partitions. Just > resize these (with Partition Magic, or something else), and install > Linux. You can safetly install lilo to the MBR, and boot Win2k using an > entry in lilo.conf
If you do keep the service partition in this manner, be careful about using it, because if you do it could hose your hard drive, I've heard. > > 3. IBM have not provided a rescue disk but have instead used a rescue > > partition, which is the strangest idea I've ever heard. What if I need > > to rescue the machine because the disk crashed? As you can imagine, > > this is a large partition (~750M) - does anyone know if it can be burnt > > onto a couple of CDs easily? Has anyone asked for rescue CDs from IBM? > > Are you in Australasia by any chance? They did the same to me. I think it > has to do with Microsoft's attitude to us (they think we're a bunch of > pirates). Still a very stupid idea though. > > As for saving the SERVICE partition, mount it under Linux. See if has the > programs in the root directory neccessary for booting (command.com is the > only one I can think of right now). If it is, then copy the files onto > two CD's, or use a multi-volume tar archive. If you really think you may want to reinstall windows, you should call up IBM and tell them you messed up the service partition and they'll install a CD. A friend of mine did this. I figure if the windows partition dies, I'll finally get around to deleting it. -- David Roundy http://civet.berkeley.edu/droundy/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
