Heh heh. I had an old DVD drive (creative encore) I threw into my linux
machine to load linux on the machine..
Maybe I shouldnt pull it out just yet.. ;)
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Schur" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2000 9:37 PM
Subject: RE: [newbie] Lilo, Mandrake 7, and Windows 2k? - DVD
> Yea.. I was looking into that. That is why I pointed him to the
> linuxvideo.org they are implimenting some stuff towards the kernell and
> software to decode DVD's so they can be played...from what I gather.
>
> Dave
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cameron Kerr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2000 7:34 PM
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: RE: [newbie] Lilo, Mandrake 7, and Windows 2k? - DVD
>
>
> Well that would be strange, since DVD is not _YET_ supported by the
kernel.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Schur [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, 9 February 2000 11:36am
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [newbie] Lilo, Mandrake 7, and Windows 2k? - DVD
>
>
> I think I can cover that DVD Issue..
>
> I think there MAY be a DVD player for linux...if you remeber the DECSS
> scandal that has been going on with the MPAA so there may be one for linux
> check www.2600.com *captincrunch* they are currently at the center of
it ).
>
>
> found possible DVD resource:
> http://linuxvideo.org/
>
> Cherio!
> Dave
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TRUB [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2000 7:36 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [newbie] Lilo, Mandrake 7, and Windows 2k?
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Richard M. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Linux Mandrake (E-mail) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2000 12:40 AM
> Subject: [newbie] Lilo, Mandrake 7, and Windows 2k?
>
> Partial answers
>
>
> > Here are my questions,
> >
> > 1) If I let linux install lilo. It should have two options it can boot
> to,
> > right? Linux and DOS. If I let it boot to DOS, will it, in actuality,
> load
> > the windows 2k boot loader? This would be ideal to me. Would the
windows
> > 2k boot loader survive having been moved by Lilo?
>
> Yes, there are other methods but this would work
>
> >
> > 2) How do I get linux to recognize the drives on the Promise card, I
was
> > under the impression it had built in support for the Ultra66...
> >
> During install from floppy MDK 7 will ask if it can copy addidional
> information to the boot floppy, then reboot.
> After installation check syslinux.cfg on the floppy. there should be
lines
> like
> " append ramdisk=32000 initrd=hd.rdz mdkinst hd ide2=0xb000,0xb402
> ide3=0xbc00,0xc002"
> ensure that /etc/lilo.conf contains the "ide2=etc and the ide3= portions
>
> > 3) Is there a DVD player for linux?
> someone else ?
> >
> > Thanks everyone!
> >
>
>
>
