Re: Debian and Windoze 95

1998-01-26 Thread Sten Anderson
"David E. Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Sten Anderson wrote: > > > > I disagree. Loadlin is perfect in this case. ... > > Sten, > Does this mean that Loadlin can boot linux when it's in another > partition? Yes! In this case, you will copy the kernel to the DOS/Win partition, an

Re: Debian and Windoze 95

1998-01-26 Thread David E. Scott
Sten Anderson wrote: > > > I disagree. Loadlin is perfect in this case. It is very easy to use, > and it cannot damage the system in any way because it doesn't touch > the MBR or the bootsectors. LILO - on the other hand - is more > difficult to set up correctly, and if used incorrectly, LILO can

Re: Debian and Windoze 95

1998-01-14 Thread David Patillo
Rick wrote: > > I have found that instead of risking lilo (the hopeless newbie i am) > loadlin has provided the best alternative, and the option with the least > questions. > > Really what are we talking about here, how much effort is involved in using > a boot disk, or loadlin, why even risk pos

Re: Debian and Windoze 95

1998-01-14 Thread Rick
I have found that instead of risking lilo (the hopeless newbie i am) loadlin has provided the best alternative, and the option with the least questions. Really what are we talking about here, how much effort is involved in using a boot disk, or loadlin, why even risk possable damage (especially if

Re: Debian and Windoze 95

1998-01-13 Thread Lee Bradshaw
Thomas Kocourek wrote: > Catalin Popescu writes: > > > > A friend of mine has a hard-disk of 1.2Gb with 2 partions: /dev/hda1, > > /dev/hda2. > > > > On /dev/hda1 he has Win'95. Is there any problems with booting if I > > help > > him to insatll Debian 1.3.1 on /dev/hda2 and try to boot it with

Re: Debian and Windoze 95

1998-01-13 Thread tko
Catalin Popescu writes: > > A friend of mine has a hard-disk of 1.2Gb with 2 partions: /dev/hda1, > /dev/hda2. > > On /dev/hda1 he has Win'95. Is there any problems with booting if I help > him to insatll Debian 1.3.1 on /dev/hda2 and try to boot it with loadlin. > Actually, either method wor

Re: Debian and Windoze 95

1998-01-12 Thread Christopher Jason Morrone
On Sun, 11 Jan 1998, Catalin Popescu wrote: > A friend of mine has a hard-disk of 1.2Gb with 2 partions: /dev/hda1, > /dev/hda2. > > On /dev/hda1 he has Win'95. Is there any problems with booting if I help > him to insatll Debian 1.3.1 on /dev/hda2 and try to boot it with loadlin. Should be fi

Re: Debian and Windoze 95

1998-01-12 Thread Sten Anderson
Martin Schulze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Sun, Jan 11, 1998 at 10:08:09PM +0200, Catalin Popescu wrote: > > A friend of mine has a hard-disk of 1.2Gb with 2 partions: /dev/hda1, > > /dev/hda2. > > > > On /dev/hda1 he has Win'95. Is there any problems with booting if I help > > him to insa

Re: Debian and Windoze 95

1998-01-11 Thread Martin Schulze
On Sun, Jan 11, 1998 at 10:08:09PM +0200, Catalin Popescu wrote: > A friend of mine has a hard-disk of 1.2Gb with 2 partions: /dev/hda1, > /dev/hda2. > > On /dev/hda1 he has Win'95. Is there any problems with booting if I help > him to insatll Debian 1.3.1 on /dev/hda2 and try to boot it with lo

Debian and Windoze 95

1998-01-11 Thread Catalin Popescu
A friend of mine has a hard-disk of 1.2Gb with 2 partions: /dev/hda1, /dev/hda2. On /dev/hda1 he has Win'95. Is there any problems with booting if I help him to insatll Debian 1.3.1 on /dev/hda2 and try to boot it with loadlin. Thank you very much, Catalin Popescu -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THI