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I've managed to do this type of installation by initially using a boot
floppy then migrating the floppy data to my standard windows partitions and
using loadlin to boot linix from DOS. You can then get a utility that will
launch Linux from Windows directly.

This allowed me to build a Linux implementation on a box that dual booted
NT/Win98.


John Morgan <johnlmorgan@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:88qitm$pk9$1@nntp8.atl.mindspring.net...
> My objective is to have a multi-boot system with win98, Linux, and
> eventually NT. I realize a dedicated Linux box would be easier but I'm not
> interested in that (not throwing in the towel yet). Here are my specs and
> the symptoms I am experiencing.
>
> System Info:
>
> Dell P2 450 128mb RAM
> 16mb nVidia TNT video
> 22 gig hard-drive
> Montego II A3D soundcard
> 19" Trinitron monitor
> USR 56k Python modem
> USB Intelli-eye mouse (also tried it with my regular PS/2)
>
> Hard-drive configuration:
> C: fat32 2gigs
> D: fat32 17+ gigs
> Ext2 Linux native (2 gigs)
> Linux swap (128mb)
>
> Here's what's happening:
>
> (Tried installing RedHat 6.1 and Mandrake -I think 6.0)
> Problem 1:
> At the end of the Linux installation process when it tries to write the
LILO
> info into the master boot sector I get an error message that says "Error
> writing to boot sector". I also tried writing it to the Linux area as well
> and I get the same message. - bombed installation
>
> Problem 2:
> When the installation process goes into the X-configuration I can see the
> box that asks if you can see it but it doesn't respond to my
keyboard/mouse,
> thereby timing out in 10 seconds. - bombed installation
>
> I've tried installing several times, selecting bare minimum options and no
> networking but the same things always happen. I did the partitioning with
> Partition Magic 5.0 and also let Linux format it on several installation
> attempts. I personally think it has something to do with the large size of
> my hard-drive (location of clusters?) but I wanted feedback from
experienced
> Linux users. I am an IT professional and I think Linux will be a major
> factor in the industry. I'm very excited about getting up to speed with a
> REAL OS and with a little nudge from you Linux gurus maybe I'll be able to
> jump in head first. E-mails would be appreciated from all, thank you!
>
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