Hello ,
Shridhar has replied to your mail sometime back. Guess you have not
noticed it.
>Since I was interested in installing Linux(Workstation
>class: KDE & Gnome both), my cousin presented me the
>July 2001 P.C.Quest issue. I have a P-II 233 MHz,64 MB
>RAM,10.2 GB HDD,24x CD-ROM & Windows 98. My HDD was
>partioned as C:(75% PRI-DOS)and D:(25% Extended DOS
>partion). I then deleted the extended DOS partion(viz
>D:). I would now like to install Linux OS in this
>space(i.e. in the deleted partition space).Can Linux
>recognise this space & install itself over it?
Have you deleted the drive(D:) alone or the entire partition ? Either way you
can install linux.
> Also, I want to use a Floppy disk to boot into
>Linux and do not wish to install LILO on the MBR. Is
>it now necessary to install LILO on the first sector
>of the partition in which Linux will be installed? I
>have held myself back until now, since I fear I might
>lose valuable data on the Windows partition(i.e C:).
>Please Help. Eagerly waiting for your valuable advice
You dont have to fear anything even if you install
LILO in the MBR as your other OS is WIN98. However since you
want to boot with a floppy disk you can install LILO in the first sector
of the root partition(not the MBR). It will then be functionally useless and
wont harm your win98 installation. But do make two copies of your boot disk.
The first one during the install itself and the second one after booting the
first time with the "mkbootdisk" command.
HTH,
G.Sriram.
& suggestion.
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