Olaf Meeuwissen wrote: > > Hi Tim, > > I have Window$98 and Debian GNU/Linux 2.0 running on a IBM ThinkPad > 385XD laptop without any trouble (sofar?). I've kept a detailed log > of all the things I did and can mail it if your interested. You'll > have to wait till tomorrow though, 'cause I don't have it here. > > Basically, I repartitioned the 4GB internal hard disk, did a recovery > installation of Window$ on the C: drive and then put Linux on the > rest. From what you say (having things already partitioned), you can > skip most of that and just jump in at the Linux installation. I had > the same problem as you mentioned: linux just won't boot. The reason > is that LILO can not boot Linux if the root partition is not in the > first 1024 cylinders of the boot disk. > > My first work-around was a DOS boot-floppy that auto-execs loadlin to > boot Linux. Worked like a charm, but I found the floppy boot a little > clumsy. Following the loadlin docs, I modified the Window$ boot to > give me a choice (much like LILO would have done if it worked). So, I > boot Linux through M$-DOS, but, hey, if it works, who cares? > > Now, if I could only get that silly Window$ logo at boot time replaced > with something more Linux, like a penguin ... >
Just in case you don't know: You can disable that Windows boot logo with an entry in msdos.sys (a text file now) of "Logo=0" in the Options section. Works for W95. Replacing it with a penguin is an entirely different matter, though. :-) -- Ed C.