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"Ashok K. Chhetri" wrote:
> 
> Can anyone help me to boot linux.  I had partioned my 8GB HDrive and
> allocated 2 GB for Linux OS and 6 GB to Win98 OS.  It worked fine until I
> had to reinstall win98.  Now it automatically starts with Win98.
> 
> Thanks.
> AC

Win98 overwrites the boot record when you install it. The boot record is
needed to start the computer. If you made a boot disk for Linux then you
can use it to boot your computer. If not, you will have to install
Linux again. Linux comes with a program called "lilo" (LInux LOader).
With lilo you can choose if you want Win98 or Linux.

What you might try is to install your Linux again without really 
installing it... (confused?) If you are lucky, RH will 
recognize your old installation and write it back into the boot
record...
Maybe there are two options for installing like "New installation"
and "update old installation" like with SuSE Linux. Try update in this
case. If this works, try "man lilo" for more information on lilo.

General rule: install window$ FIRST, THEN install Linux.

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