Hi Manish:
This is exactly the way I have it on my PC. The primary master is Win95
and the secondary master is RH 6.1. It boots into Win95 by default. If I
want to get into Linux, I start Win95 into the command prompt (not a DOS
session under Win) and there is a batch file like this:
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cd\linux
loadlin.exe c:\linux\vmlinuz2 root=/dev/hda7
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The files loadlin.exe is the Linux Loader available in RH distribution in
the Dosutils directory. vmlinuz2 is the image file (you will have to copy
this from your /boot directory of the Linux system. /dev/hda7 refers to
the secondary master on my system. The number may differ for your system.
This works fine. You may also get a boot up menu by modifying the
msdos.sys and config.sys files. See DOS manual for details. This will
give a menu at boot up and you can choose the OS. Loadlin is safe and
works like a charm.
I prefer my setup because it prevents my children from getting into Linux
by mistake and they are still too young for it, although I am sure they
will get sick of Win soon.
Vasanth
-----Original Message-----
From: Manish Kathuria [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, September 22, 2000 3:24 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [LIH] Installing Linux and Windows on 2 different hard disks
Hi All,
I have a intel PC with 2 HDDs and a CD ROM drive. I want to install
Windows 98(or NT) on one of the HDDs and Linux on the other one. Is it
possible to do so. If yes, how should I go about it and how should I
configure the two HDDs and the CD ROM.
Which of the two HDDs are to be connected to the Primary and Secondary
IDEs ?
Also, my PC has a Macronix MX86200 PCI VGA Card. What would be the
settings for this card. Are the required drivers available ?
TIA,
Manish
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