> After the install it rebooted using LILO and started up ok I got to the
> logon prompt. And I was able to log on using root. But then I had no idea
> what to do! And my mbr had been changed so I could not get back to win 98.
> I did find out something that may help someone else--if this happens you can
> reboot using the win98 boot disk and at the a: prompt type fdisk/mbr. This
> will change the mbr so you can boot into win 98//
Use this cautiously...if you installed LILO there...doing the fdisk /mbr will
surely kill LILO...(correct me if I'm wrong, guys...but that's what happened to
me...)
>
> My question is when I get to the logon Linux prompt how can I configure the
> LILO so it will boot both Linux and win 98.
Uhm...when you installed LILO, it should have asked you to label the bootable
partitions...you can then choose at boot time...(you need to type the label at
the LILO: prompt)
> If you have to have an editor
> to do this how do you start one in Linux?
The question is...which one? I think Joe (or was it Jed?) has an option for DOS
Edit style key mappings...you do _not_ want to use VI (or VIM), trust me!
And...emacs would take some getting used to. It's powerful and all but can be
non-intuitive if you've never touched a UNIX system before. I don't like it
myself but have used it for programming...I like kedit, myself... :)
> Also the installation ask me for
> the chipset used in my video card. I use a Diamond Viper V330 (nuidia riva
> 128) can find no reference to the chipset in the book. Also my monitor is
> able to do 1027X1027 should I use that setting in Linux?
When you installed X, the option should have come up...ie. which chipset X
server to use. If not...you might want to run Xconfigurator. As for that weird
resolution...uhm...I'm not too sure about that...you can try but you're gonna
have to edit the conf files manually. (it also depends on whether your card
supports that res, I think)
>
> Thanks
> David
Regards,
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