Re: INSTALL:dual-boot

1997-04-28 Thread Rick Jones
The only thing Win95 did to my machine was replace the MBR. I had to boot from floppy and re-run lilo. Everything was fine after that. Note: Win95 will replace any boot manager. I had os/2 on using a boot manager when I first got Win95 a few years ago and it did the same to it. Microsl

Re: INSTALL:dual-boot

1997-04-28 Thread Nathan E Norman
On Fri, 25 Apr 1997, Pavel Galynin wrote: > Hello, > > Rick Jones wrote: > > > > Dual boot is ok. I think just about all of us use it. > > So, do I use lilo, or are there any special tricks? > And, before you ask, NO, I'm not just another lamer. If i had an ASM > source to Win95, I would kno

Re: INSTALL:dual-boot

1997-04-28 Thread Rick Macdonald
Rick Jones wrote: > > No need to worry about the MBR. I have used linux and Win95 on the same > machine for 2 years now. I have always used lilo to boot them with 0 > problems. If you like I can provide you with a copy of my lilo.conf file. We bought Win95 last year but I'm afraid to install i

Re: INSTALL:dual-boot

1997-04-28 Thread Rick Jones
No need to worry about the MBR. I have used linux and Win95 on the same machine for 2 years now. I have always used lilo to boot them with 0 problems. If you like I can provide you with a copy of my lilo.conf file. On Sat, 26 Apr 1997, Pavel Galynin wrote: > Hello, > > Jason Ish wrote: > >

Re: INSTALL:dual-boot

1997-04-28 Thread Pavel Galynin
Hello, Dima wrote: > >I know this is the safest way, but my ESSENCE of an ASM programmer > >can't > >bear anything that's not perfectly elegant. > > How does running Win95 feel then?:) Bad.. But Gates is sooo cute :), haven't seen Murdock though :)) Paul -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THI

Re: INSTALL:dual-boot

1997-04-28 Thread Dima
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote: >Hello, > >Jason Ish wrote: >> >> When you are installing Debian just make sure all your Linux partitions >> are on hdb(whatever) then make a boot floppy, but don't try to make it >> boot from the hard disk until you know more about Lilo. I've using >> Li

Re: INSTALL:dual-boot

1997-04-27 Thread Pavel Galynin
Hello, Jason Ish wrote: > > When you are installing Debian just make sure all your Linux partitions > are on hdb(whatever) then make a boot floppy, but don't try to make it > boot from the hard disk until you know more about Lilo. I've using > Linux/Win95 for months now like this, if I want Linu

Re: INSTALL:dual-boot

1997-04-27 Thread Klaus Hergerschiemer
] |.|--| .| [_] [] \ / http://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/palicke On Sat, 26 Apr 1997, Bob Nielsen wrote: > Date: Sat, 26 Apr 1997 11:43:58 -0700 (MST) > From: Bob Nielsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Pavel Galynin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: Debian User List > Subject: Re: INSTALL:dual-boot

Re: INSTALL:dual-boot

1997-04-27 Thread Brian K Servis
Pavel Galynin writes: > >Hello, > >Well, I looked at it already, but it caused my question: > >How to dual-boot reliably? > >Paul > > >Bob Nielsen wrote: >> >> Get the LILO+Win95 mini-HOWTO. >> > I personally like the LOADLIN option better. For me it seems safer than modifying the MBR. I just h

Re: INSTALL:dual-boot

1997-04-26 Thread Bob Nielsen
I've never had any problems with: 1. LILO 2. Partition Magic's Boot Manager 3. DOS config.sys menu+LOADLIN (I used this with a disk that had DiskManager, as I wasn't sure whether it and LILO would try to write to the same point on the MBR.) In any case, making boot/rescue floppies for each o/s is

Re: INSTALL:dual-boot

1997-04-26 Thread Rick Jones
On Sat, 26 Apr 1997, Rick Jones wrote: > > Yes. Use lilo. Here's a copy of my lilo.conf. > > boot = /dev/hda > root = /dev/hda2 > other = /dev/hda1 > label = Windows > table = /dev/hda > I don't know if it needs mentioning or not, but maybe another person will find this usefull

Re: INSTALL:dual-boot

1997-04-26 Thread Rick Jones
Yes. Use lilo. Here's a copy of my lilo.conf. boot = /dev/hda root = /dev/hda2 read-only compact install = /kernel/boot/boot.b map = /kernel/boot/map vga = normal prompt timeout = 300 image = /kernel/vmlinuz label = Linux image = /kernel/vmlinuz label = Rescue root = /de

Re: INSTALL:dual-boot

1997-04-26 Thread Pavel Galynin
Hello, Well, I looked at it already, but it caused my question: How to dual-boot reliably? Paul Bob Nielsen wrote: > > Get the LILO+Win95 mini-HOWTO. > -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: INSTALL:dual-boot

1997-04-26 Thread Bob Nielsen
Get the LILO+Win95 mini-HOWTO. On Fri, 25 Apr 1997, Pavel Galynin wrote: > Hello, > > Rick Jones wrote: > > > > Dual boot is ok. I think just about all of us use it. > > So, do I use lilo, or are there any special tricks? > And, before you ask, NO, I'm not just another lamer. If i had an ASM

Re: INSTALL:dual-boot

1997-04-26 Thread Pavel Galynin
Hello, Rick Jones wrote: > > Dual boot is ok. I think just about all of us use it. So, do I use lilo, or are there any special tricks? And, before you ask, NO, I'm not just another lamer. If i had an ASM source to Win95, I would know how to do it. But I have no idea where win95 puts its loader.

Re: INSTALL:dual-boot

1997-04-26 Thread Rick Jones
Dual boot is ok. I think just about all of us use it. On Fri, 25 Apr 1997, Pavel Galynin wrote: > Hello, > > I'm about to install Debian on my Pentium 200Mhz, 32MB RAM, 2*3.1 GB IDE > western Digital HDDs. > I have to use Win95 to do work for school (everything is submitted on > floppies in Wo