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Article #54Re: Boot Manager won't Boot to Linux
From: Matt Bowden
Date: Sat, 05 Oct 1996 00:00
Date: Sat, 05 Oct 1996 00:00
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David Schulz wrote: > > I have just installed Slackware 3.0.0 on to my system which already has > DOS/Windoze (3.11) and OS/2 (Warp) on it. Linux install proceeded with > no major dramas. However, Boot Manager won't boot Linux. It says the > partition is not formatted. > > The Linux install is A-OK as it boots from floppy. I created the Linux > partitions from the OS/2 Boot Manager as suggested by the Slackware > install program. Boot manager sees the Linux partition as bootable and > type 83 so what's the drama. > > TIA > > David > > P.S. When I run 'startx' it fails telling me I need to create a > config file. Any help on what should be in the config file or even > better how to automatically generate one would also be much appreciated. i'm a bit of a newcomer m'self - but i can help with x. run 'xf86config' (with no quotes, 'course, but it _is_ lower case...) HTH mattt
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