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Darrin Smith <darrins@cyllene.uwa.edu.au> wrote:
: I am about to attempt my first Linux installation under the guidance
: of "Running a perfect internet site with linux" by QUE. The book includes
: the complete slackware distribution.
: The question I have is regarding using Lilo with Win98.
: My setup is as follows....
: Primary Master HDD Quantum 5.1GB Win98/Fat32
: Primary Slave HDD Quantum 1.0GB Fat32(empty)
: Secondary Master CD-ROM Creative 8x ATAPI
: I would like to leave my primary win98 5.1 drive alone and use all the 1.0GB
: for the linux installation.
: Will Lilo allow this configuration? and will it work? ie. can I dual boot
: two OS's on TWO separate drives? From the book it appears as though it will
: work just fine if I specify /dev/hdb as the linux partition.
: Oh and will Linux be able to "see" my CD-ROM as it is on the secondary IDE.
: Thanks in advance.
I found the answer in comp.os.linux.setup.
I'll leave the c: drive (win98) alone and turn the d: drive into a native
linux partition. Then I'll put lilo (set to boot hdb) on a floppy.
That way my wife won't accidentally boot linux/X and freak!

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