Sabi ni Jojo noong Wed, 16 Aug 2000 14:39:32 +0300
> Hello all,
>
> I'm new to this list. I need help on Linux Caldera installation.
>
> This is my first time to install Linux. I have several Linux OS but
> never tried installing until now. I want to start it with Caldera 2.3.
> I ran it
> over Windows 98 and it requires me to reboot. It loaded in DOS or sort
> of,
> then suddenly a GUI popped up and started check the hardware. But it
> stopped there..!!! It didnt allow me to continue.
>
> Was there any hardware incompatibilities?? I was trying to load it in
> an IBM PC 300GL. I tried it also in an ACERMATE PC..! Did i miss
> something? How is the proper way of installing it? Can I run my PC
> in dual OS, Windows 9x and Linux?
In reverse order of your questions:
1. Yes, you can dual-boot Windows 9x and Linux, using either Linux's lilo
(Linux Loader) or some other OS loader. I myself use eXtended OS Loader, an open
source boot manager, to choose from among OpenBSD 2.7, OS/2 Warp 4, RH 5.2,
Calera OpenDOS, and (through floppy) BeOS 5.
2. Where did you get your CD? I was helping out a vendor friend with their
Caldera install. CD came with Maxtor drives, if I recall rightly. Wouldn't
install on *any* of their hardware. I borrowed a CD and tried it on my PC, on
which I was at that time running FreeBSD 3.0. No go either. And I specifically
asked for components that I was sure would work with Linux, no winmodems or
problem AGP video cards. Had a feeling the CD was bad. Indeed, I later bought a
Caldera CD from Macromind for around PhP162, and it installed OK. Bottom line is
that your CD could've been bad.
Mabuhay.
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