Edison
I have installed on a 2nd hd with Lilo and also without Lilo and booted
from a disk either way works.
When you install Mandrake it will make No changes to your Windows drive
unless you tell it to make them.
If you want to set your new drive as your only drive, install Linux then
reattach your Windows drive as master you can but it isn't necessary. Also
if you choose to install by this means you will need to start the Mandrake
install using a Windows Startup disk inorder to load drivers for your CD-Rom
and mouse.
As long as you have only one version of Linux installed on 1 hd,
wheather that drive is set to master or slave will not effect using your
Linux "boot disk".
I hope this clarifies the questions you had.
Charles
----- Original Message -----
From: "Edison Gica" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, May 29, 2000 3:55 AM
Subject: Linux on 2nd HD
> Hi Charles:
>
> Just a query about ur installing the Linux on a 2nd hd. U said that u
> selected the 2nd hd in the mount partition option under Recommended
> (right?) and used LILO.
>
> My question is if I only use the boot disk to load to Linux and say no to
> LILO installation then Linux won't do any changes whatsoever in my Windows
> drive?
>
> WEll, at this point I don't want to disturb my Windows disk.
>
> I was also thinking of disconneting my Windows disk and setup my 2nd HD
> (it's new have not been partitioned nor formatted by either Windows or
> LInux) as a 'Master' drive and install Linux, etc. Then reconnect my
> Windows drie and setup the Linux drive as a 'slave'.
>
> However I am not sure if the 'boot disk' that was created would recognize
> the Linux drive since it is now setup as a 'slave' drive and during the
> installation it was setup as a "master' drive?
>
> What do you think?
>
> Well, as long as Linux will not touch my Windows drive when I select the
> 2nd HD mount point then I would proceed to do so. Linux not touching my
> windows drive is under the condition that I will not install LILO but will
> use 'boot disk ' to boot to Linux.
>
> By the way, how can u stop or terminate the installation in the process?
> Just turn off the computer's power? Won't it corrupt the disk?
>
> Thanks and hope to hear from u soon.
>
> regards,
> edison
>
>
