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Thanks will do that. Have removed the reply to.
-------Original Message-------
Date: 01/23/04 20:37:35
Subject: Re: [mandrake] Re: [newbie] install question on allocating disk space
On Saturday 24 January 2004 01:09, you wrote:
> Kaj,
>
> Thanks for the reply.
>
> C E and F are all separate physical hard drives C: = 120GB
> maxtor, E:= 16 GB WD and F: is SCSI and I don't remember
> manufacturer off the top of my head.
Well Steve, in that case your C "drive" will be /dev/hda , and your
E "drive" will be /dev/hdb (assuming you have a D "drive" on your
first harddisk). Only concern is, that Western Digital drives has a
very bad reputation in the *free* world. Maxtor is OK.
>
> So assuming I install to the E: drive I should also install the
> Linux boot loader? or just change the BIOS when I boot to boot
> from HD1 instead of HD0. I am trying to prevent messing with the
> boot loader if I don't have to. I would like to have two single
> bootable disks which I control from the BIOS instead of using a
> boot loader. Is this just a waste of time? Should I just go ahead
> and install lilo or grub? Which is better?
Yes, install Linux on your E "drive" (which actually is your second
hard drive and thusly /dev/hdb). Why on earth do you want to go
into the BIOS every time you want to boot an operating system ?
If you just install i.e. *lilo* when prompted, you'll have the
choice of installing it to i.e. the Master Boot Record (MBR) of
your first hard disk, and that way you'll get the choice : boot
Windows, DOS, CP/M, OS/2, Linux... or whatever you have available.
And Steve : PLEASE remove the "reply to :" field in your mail
program. That way our replies go to the list instead of your
private mailbox.
Kaj Haulrich.
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