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Richard --- Felix Miata <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Wolfgang Bornath wrote: > > > Felix Miata schrieb am Thu, 16 Oct 2003 12:17:57 > -0400: > > > > Run Windows and Linux from same boot partition = > Dualboot > > > > Run Windows and Linux different partitions on > the same PC = Multiboot > > > Huh? I thought the difference between dualboot and > multiboot was the > > number of systems? Dualboot= 2 different systems, > multiboot = more than > > 2 different systems. > > Yes, dual does mean 2 - 2 exactly. But, multi means > more than 1. So, the > two terms can easily be confused when the actual > count is two. The > difference is multiboot uses some type of boot > manager that is capable > of switching among two *or more*, while dualboot is > crude, normally > incapable of more than two. > > AFAIK, IBM first made the distinction back before > Torvalds' kernel was > first used for GPL operating systems, sometime > around 1987 I think, > certainly by 1990. > > > How can you run Win and Linux from the same boot > partition? > > AFAIK, that's what win4lin is for. I've never > trusted doze to share > space with any other OS, and don't know how it > works. > > What you can do is run doze (DOS 7+) and DOS > (pre-v7) from the same FAT > partition, or DOS and older OS/2 versions from the > same FAT partition. > > > I have several systems on my pc and each system is > on it's own > > partition(s). All are started by LILO in MBR. What > kind of "boot" is > > that, a dualboot or a multiboot? And if that is > what you call > > multiboot, how does dualboot work? > > Dual means exactly two. You're using multiboot if > you see a startup > menu, such as LILO, which offers more than one > partition to choose to > boot from. > > For DOS/doze or DOS/OS2 dualboot, you use an active > system switcher > utility to switch active kernel and startup files > just prior to using > the other system to reboot from. Dunno how win4lin > works, but prolly > something functionally similar. > > > I've been running Linux now for several years but > never heard that > > distinction. But I'm always happy to learn. > > Find an ancient OS/2 installation manual to read. > See also URL below. > -- > "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of > wisdom...." > > Proverbs 9:10 NIV > > Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 > > Felix Miata *** > http://members.ij.net/mrmazda/partitioningindex.html > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com
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