Re: Want to set up Dual Boot (sort of)

Multi-boot methods I've used: Note: In all cases, Windows boots from /dev/hda1 which is drive C, a primary partition and the active partition. If you want to do something else, I wish you well but you are needlessly complicating your life. In the event of multiple Windows systems, each should inha

Re: Want to set up Dual Boot (sort of)

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 t

Re: Want to set up Dual Boot (sort of)

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: I

Re: Want to set up Dual Boot (sort of)

At 10:08 AM -0700 5/17/2001, Jim Darrough wrote: I have an Athlon 650 with 128M of memory, Voodoo 3 PCI and a Viewsonic E771 monitor. I would like to add an additional 30g hard drive and set it up as a Debian-only drive, booting from a floppy. Unfortunately I still require Windows on this machine,

Want to set up Dual Boot (sort of)

Hello. I have an Athlon 650 with 128M of memory, Voodoo 3 PCI and a Viewsonic E771 monitor. I would like to add an additional 30g hard drive and set it up as a Debian-only drive, booting from a floppy. Unfortunately I still require Windows on this machine, but want to experiment with Debian w