On Thu, 27 Jan 2005, at 11:43am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Well, IIRC there's that loadlinux.exe (or whatever > it's called)
LOADLIN.EXE (FYI) > ... that boots Linux directly from Windows. To the best of my knowledge, it can only boot Linux from DOS. It needs the system in real mode (circa 1982) so it can bootstrap the kernel successfully. So if Windows is running, LOADLIN won't. (Note that I'm not counting the MS-DOS layer that sits underneath Win9X as "running Windows".) > And there's always the option of floppy/CD/USB booters... It's a Compaq. I think the best option is a very large hammer... ;-) -- Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | The opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do | | not represent the views or policy of any other person or organization. | | All information is provided without warranty of any kind. | _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
