On Mon, 17 Dec 2001, ichi, Steve and ricsi wrote: > Not a problem. That's easy.
>> I want to point my IBM Boot Manager at a separate >> LILO partition which will boot either of the two >> Linux installs. > Why? Can't the IBM Boot Manager do the job? > Have you considered using loadlin.exe (a DOS executable) > to boot your two Linux distros? > slackware.bat > - --------------------------------- > loadlin zimage root=/dev/hda6 ro > - --------------------------------- > redhat.bat > - --------------------------------- > loadlin bzimage root=/dev/hdb3 ro > - --------------------------------- > You could set up a menu in your config.sys to include the > slackware.bat and redhat.bat options. > Cheers, > Steven > ------------------------------ > LILO *is* a boot manager. If your IBM boot manager > can't load Linux, then maybe you should put LILO on > the MBR, and let it load OS/2. > LILO doesn't requre a partition at all. > On my machine it lives on the MBR. > This should clarify things: > http://rute.sourceforge.net/node34.html > - Steve > ------------------------------ > GF> ....How big a partition will LILO require...??? > LILO does not need any partition > GF> QUESTION #2 - > GF> ....Does the LILO partition have to be a Primary Partition, or can > GF> it be placed somewhere in the Extended Partition...??? > LILO can be placed either into the MBR (replacing os/2 BM) > or into the bootsector of a partition. > /dev/hda -> MBR of hda > /dev/hdaX -> bootsector of partition X > GF> ......gregy > CU, Ricsi Thanks, guys....knew I could count on you...<g g g> I WANT to keep my IBM Boot Manager, and didn't realize it could boot Linux....hmmm....the things we overlook..!!!!......<g g g g g> I will check out all your good information/suggestions (i.e. snoop the docs, and experiment) and see how things go.....all of those techniques would maybe work...as long as I keep my IBM BootManager...(it works and NOTHING else suits my needs better....<g g g g>...). Thank you again, .....gregy -- This mail was written by user of Arachne, the Ultimate Internet Client
