[4847] in RedHat Linux List
RE: Linux/Win95
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (rmcelwee@mgdestmx01.erin.gov.au)
Sun Nov 17 19:58:04 1996
From: rmcelwee@mgdestmx01.erin.gov.au
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 96 11:24:19 EST
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Tip : Always install Win95 first as it's extremely intrusive.
To boot multi Operating Systems inc. Linux/Win95 you can also use a product
called System Commander.
It does all the hard work for you. I found that the best option with SC & Linux
is to write the boot sector to your Linux root partition.
System Commander will boot the machine and at your command pass control to LILO.
Check out http://www.v-com.com/
Rohan McElwee (rmcelwee@dest.gov.au)
>Dave wrote:
>
>I have done lots of installations with Win95 and Linux on the same hard disk
>with excellent results. I am careful to configure lilo to use write the boot
>sector to the root of the linux partition and not to the master boot record.
>If the root partition is on a logical drive in the extended partition it is
>necessary to write the boot sector to the extended partition. Include the
>dos partition as one of the bootable systems in the lolo.conf file
>(automatic with the Red Hat install). Then use fdisk to make the dos
>partition inactive and the Linux (or extended) partition active before
>rebooting.
>
>It is legal to have lilo write to the master boot record, although it can
>cause problems. Hovever, it is necessary to use the master boot record to
>boot linux on a second hard disk when there is only a primary dos partition
>on the first hard disk.
>
>I usually make the dos partition the default so that non-Linux users of the
>PC do not need to know what to type at the boot prompt. They just wait a few
>seconds and Windows 95 starts.
>
>The install disk serves as a backup way of starting Linux in case of a
>failure in running or configuring Lilo. You should also have emergency boot
>disks for Windows 95.
>
>Dave
>>Stuart Luppescu wrote:
>>On 17-Nov-96 Zero ToL wrote:
>>>>Does anyone know where I can find documents on how to partition my hard
>>>drive to run linux and windows 95?
>>
>>There is a mini-FAQ on Linux and Win95, but don't ever try to put Linux and
>>Win95 on the same physical drive. It will destroy your Linux installation.
>I learned
>>the hard way :-{(
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