I haven't done this in a long time... if I were to do it again, I'd
definitely read <http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Linux+Win95.html>.
Yeah, it's about MS95, but should be close enough. I remember seeing that
there is a doc somewhere for installing Linux+Win98, but didn't see it on
linuxdoc. A google search might provide more help.
If I was *forced* to work from vague memory, I'd:
- create a /boot partition at cylinders 0 - 1023
- create other partitions, at least one more each for Linux and MS
- install MS
- install Linux
in this order. I.e., install MS first. Reason: MS takes over the MBR
automatically (without asking you), then you have to wrestle with it to
install LILO into the MBR. Take a clean, formatted floppy with you so
that you can create a bootdisk at the end of the installation.
hth,
kf
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On Fri, 20 Oct 2000, George Lenzer wrote:
= Hello all...
=
= This coming weekend I am going to help assimilat... err..
= help some friends set up a dual boot system. They are
= using a large HD (About 45 Gigs). They want to use 20
= for Windows 98, 20 for a fat32 data drive, and 14 for
= RedHat Linux 6.2.
=
= I've done dual boot installs before and haven't had any
= trouble, but the last time I tried to do this on their
= machine, RH 6.2 complained about installing beyond 1024
= clusters. Unfortuantely, I don't think there is any
= other way I can do this.
=
= I usually install in the following order:
=
= 1. Windows 98
= 2. RedHat with LILO in the mbr because it works
= easily.
=
= This has always worked for me before, but I dont usually
= allocate a lot of space to Windows.
=
= Is there a way I can install RH 6.2 first, maybe with /boot
= residing below 1024 clusters, then / gets mounted near the
= end of the drive? Then I can install Windows 98 between
= /boot and /?
=
= Anyone else ever run into this problem? Is it BIOS related?
= This is an older machine. I think 1996 was the vintage. I
= looked at the LILO-Multiboot HOWTO, but that didn't seem to
= address this issue.
=
= In my mind, it's not a question of "can it be done", it's more
= a question of "how do I do it"?
=
= Thanks,
= George
=
= PS-To all who answered my previous posts on various issues,
= A BIG T H A N K Y O U!!!! This list is the best source
= I've found for Linux info.
=
=
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