Robert C Wittig wrote: > > I don't think trying to execute the Linux kernel while > running DOS or Windows, > I think it would fail at the execution phase, as soon as it > tried to call BIOS, and initiate the process. If you were > somehow able to get around this obstacle, the Linux kernel > would have to over-write memory addresses in use by the current > OS, which would probably precipitate the mother of all crashes,
Not necessarily. With loadlin.exe you are able to boot a Linux kernel from DOS without a crash. DOS is overwritten but the transition is handled smoothly. Cheers, Steven To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. More info can be found at; http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html
