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Jump in here - Installing LILO will give you a menu.
If you set it for default boot after 30 seconds, you have the option
of hitting shift at the : lilo boot prompt to choose which ever
op sys you want..
Ed.

Alex Abraham wrote:

> Brian Lowe wrote:
> >
> > Hi brad,
> >
> > > Hi, I'm new to Linux - never used it before, but am planning on
> > > installing the new version of RedHat on a computer I will be
> buying
> > > before the end of the year. (Hopefully a PII 300 with 64Meg RAM).
> Hi Brian,
>
> Is it possible to have the a menu list with the option: Windows 95,
> Linux.  Like the one you get when you press F8(I think) in Win95.  If
> so, how can I do it?
>
> Thanks in advance, Alex
>
> >
> > I would go for slackware, but this is a religious war that you don't
>
> > want to get into ! Redhat is easier to install and upgrade, however.
>
> >
> > > I am
> > > planning to use Linux for image processing and c++ programming,
> and to
> > > get to know UNIX a bit better. However I want to also run Win95 on
> the
> > > machine for logging in to work and game playing. Can a hard drive
> be
> > > partitioned to do this, running Win95 on one side an Linux on the
> other?
> >
> > Yes. This is the configuration that I have. Use the linux fdisk to
> set
> > up your dos and linux partitions. I have a 2.5G drive, and I went
> for
> > 1G for DOS, 70M for Linux swap, 700 for linux root and the rest for
> > linux /home. You can alter your config as you like. You will have to
>
> > format the DOS partition under DOS. Then you can install Win95, and
> then
> > linux. When prompted to make boot/recovery disks, SAY YES !
> >
> > Most of this is in the linux installation instructions.
> >
> > > Has anyone had any experience doing this? I'm planning to set up a
>
> > > simple start menu to switch between the two environments. Thanks
> in
> > > advance,
> >
> > Sure, lilo will do this just fine. Use 'liloconfig' to set it up and
>
> > install it to your boot sector. This is done from linux. If you have
>
> > any other questions, email me.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Brian.
> >
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