Another way to dual-boot (MS-based, not sure about ME) without messing with the boot sector is to set up a menu in config.sys and have it use loadlin to boot Linux. Of course, after a few years of this I bit the bullet and now only boot Linux (I do have Win4Lin and VMware to run Windows apps when there is no alternative).
On Thu, May 17, 2001 at 02:23:37PM -0400, Michael B. Taylor wrote: > Call me a rebel, or whatever, but I prefer not to put lilo in the harddrive > boot sector on a machine that will dual (duel :P) boot with MS. I prefer > to let MS have its way with the boots sector, an boot Linux with a lilo > floppy, backed up by a spare lilo floppy and a rescue disk. > > Here is why: If you screw up lilo, you can just about always recover with > your spare lilo. > > -- faster, unattended boots. If you are switching os's, you can select your > new os by inserting or ejecting a floppy, starting the shutdown, and taking > a break. You dont have to hang around and wait for lilo to ask you what to > boot. > > -- safety: I had a friend who was running dual boot, and his Norton Anti- > virus noticed that the boot sector had changed, and asked if he wanted to > "fix" it. He said yes, and Norton put his system into an unbootable state. > > There are many ways to set up dual boot. What I have presented here is > probably a minority opinion on the "best" way, but it is simple, fast, > relatively fool proof, and works-for-me (tm). > > > Mike > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Bob Nielsen, N7XY [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bainbridge Island, WA http://www.oz.net/~nielsen IOTA NA-065, USI WA-028S
