[101024] in RedHat Linux List
Re: compaq and linux
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Brian Anderson)
Tue Nov 24 09:50:05 1998
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1998 09:40:33 -0500 (EST)
From: Brian Anderson <bunicula@mediaone.net>
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In-Reply-To: <199811241256.NAA08430@iae.univ-nantes.fr>
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On Tue, 24 Nov 1998, LEBLIN Jean-Yves wrote:
> I've had a look at my partitions and discovered a "non-dos" partition where
> compaq probably puts its configuring system to load the (95) then. I think
> there is some sort of loader in the mbr that uses this partition. Now my
> problem is how shall i overpass this to start installing RH and then what
> will happen when i will try to setuo LILO.
I could be wrong, but as far as I know, compaq stores some part / most of
the system bios on the hard drive, in that "non-dos partition". i don't
know if the machines that use that disk-bios thing can work without it.
but, my compaq knowledge is very limitted, so feel free to correct me :)
brian
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