Linux Installation
Linux Installation
(OP)
I installed the Linux distribution Mandrake 6.0 on my PC, but I can not get LILO to run on my LINUX partition (I'm currently forced to boot from diskette).
I use LINUX in parallel with Windows NT so that I can't install LILO in the boot sector of the first bootable drive.
Any tentative to configure LILO, using LILOCONFIG fails, the system telling me that ther's no bootable sector on my disk
Any hints?
Thank's in advance
Chris
I use LINUX in parallel with Windows NT so that I can't install LILO in the boot sector of the first bootable drive.
Any tentative to configure LILO, using LILOCONFIG fails, the system telling me that ther's no bootable sector on my disk
Any hints?
Thank's in advance
Chris





RE: Linux Installation
RE: Linux Installation
Troy
RE: Linux Installation
Is there any other good Boot manager that handles Win98, NT a Linux together ??
Thanks.
Gus
RE: Linux Installation
RE: Linux Installation
That's my two cents worth,
Troy
Troy Williams
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I am a recent Mining Engineering Graduate with an interest in Genetic Algorithms, Engineering and Computers and Programming.
RE: Linux Installation
The one disadvantage is that this will require you to start up windows first and then restart for linux.
when you run linload the system restarts with linux loaded
hope this is helpful..
RE: Linux Installation
If you are the conservative type, stick with the floppy, but I would make a backup, I have had floppys go bad.
RE: Linux Installation
I'm using Win98, WinNT and Mandrake on the same PC - no problems at all.
Procedure:
1) Partiton hd(s), remembering that NT does not read fat32, W98 not NTFS, fat16 max 4Gb etc. Plan the approach...
2)Install Win98 first on the first partition.
3) Run WinNT installer from CD, _do_not_ run the 3 boot-dicettes. Install on your planned partition. Now when you boot you have the option of using WinNT/WinNTsafe or Windows, from the NT bootmanager.
(3b Run the discmanager on NT to let it "sign" the discs - no problem. You should always do this)
4) Insert Linux distribution, boot from CD or dicette. Install as usual. When Lilo-configuration pops up...
5) Install Lilo boot loader on the partition where you have Linux installed, not the "primary partion".
6) Setup Lilo to boot either Linux or Windows. When you choose "windows" you will enter the NT boot-loader, there you can choose NT or win98 as per point 3.
Looking at the Linux-NT "mini-howto" you will learn how to make the NT boot-loader to recognise Linux, but this is actually not a neccessary move.
good luck //Martin
RE: Linux Installation
have fun,
olivier
RE: Linux Installation
hey everyone the best boot loader ive found is:
XOSL
http://www.xosl.org/
its nice and easy boot up with a windoze 9x boot disk and the have it do the work for you. ... if you can read at a 6th grade level than you have it made.
It also has a nice GuI interface and you can set skins.
RE: Linux Installation
YOU HAVE NO BOOT DISK
http://www.xosl.org/
u fist set up the boot loader and install it then it works like lilo or grub.
the gui is real nice check out the screen shots.
http://home.wanadoo.nl/geurt/shot_loader.html
RE: Linux Installation
Thanks