> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eric MC DECLERCK [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 10:20 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [newbie] Loadlin
>
>
> STARTING LINUX WITH LOADLIN.
>
> Step by step installation:
> - make a dir in windoooooz (ex: loadlin)
> - copy loadlin.exe to your dir.
> Modif of 'MSDOS.SYS' :
> -click on this file and disable 'readonly'
> -open with an editer the file and set BootGUI=0 ( in section
> [Options](this
> don't start the logo of windoooooz.
> - in the same section set Logo=0
> Modif of CONFIG.SYS :
> -open with a texteditor this file.
> -insert at top :
> [menu]
> menuitem=WIN, Windows 98
> menuitem=LINUX, linux
> menudefault=WIN, 10 #or LINUX as you like !
> [WIN]
>
> -insert at bottom :
[LINUX] # <-- sorry I forgot this line !!
> shell=C:\loadlin\loadlin.exe c:\loadlin\vmlinuz root=/dev/hdxxxx
> (here I suppose your HD = C, replace hdxxxx with your root partition in
> linux)
>
> Now go boot-up linux.
> mount your dos partition and copy 'vmlinuz-2.2xxxxxxxxxxxxx' to the dir
> 'loadlin' as 'vmlinuz'.
>
> That's all.
> Good luck
> Eric
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: FREMAIN ANDUJAR [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 7:45 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: [newbie] Loadlin
> >
> >
> > I am using Windows 2000 and windows 98 ok ,i ahve also linux
> > mnadrake 7.02
> > install in the same HD y a partition dev/hda3/.
> >
> > ok i notice there is a boot.ini file in windows 2000, that have the menu
> > option for windows make some arrange to the file now i see that
> > linux is in
> > the menu , when windows prompt the menu for choosing OS in DOS ,
> > but i cant
> > get to linux from there
> > ok i try loadlin , no luck does anyone hace idea how to make work
> >
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