On Fri, Apr 30, 2004 at 11:29:00AM +0100, andrew wrote:
> I wish to install a fairly recent version of Mandrake Linux on my machine at
> home. I want to keep win98 on an existing hard disk (it has some uses) and
> install Linux on a second IDE hard drive i.e. no messing with partitioning.
It should just work. I've done similar installations with Redhat (for
v3.0.3 to 9) and they've all detected DOS/Windows (DOS 6.x, Win95, 98,
NT and 2k) and configured the boot loader (Lilo in the older versions,
Grub in the newer) automatically.
If starting from scratch (I know you're not, this is general advice for
anyone else planning a dual-boot setup) you should install Windows
first because it always installs its own boot loader in the MBR, wiping
out your Linux one. You can fix that, but it's easier not to have to.
We've had been this discussion before, but I don't think it's been done
recently. Search the archives for "dual boot".
Cheers,
John
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