RE: [newbie] running linux

[John Aldrich]

On Mon, 11 Oct 1999, you wrote:
> I stand to be corrected if I'm wrong but I believe Linux must reside on
> a master drive, be it the Primary Master or the Secondary Master.  If
> you have two drives on the primary controller only one can be master.
> 
I think you're mistaken. I can't prove it, mind you,
because I *do* have Linux on the Primary hard drive,
however, it IS on an extended partition. As long as the
kernel is within the first 1024 cylinders of whichever
drive it's on, it should boot!
        John