I don't know if this would help... but I'm running Linux, win98, and win2000
on my computer. What I did was designate the first 8 megs of my first hard
drive as /boot and then after that I set up the win2000 partion and the
win98 partion on that drive. I then installed linux on the beginning of my
second hard drive so I could use lilo and not worry about the 1024 thing. I
then set the linux /boot partion as the active one. So now when I boot I
get a choice between linux and windows and then if I choose windows it sends
me to the 2000 boot loader and I get a choice between win2000 and win98.
Charles Ulwelling
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Subject: [newbie] Installation difficulties
> OK, after admitting that I was quite proficient at
> installing Red Hat Linux, and after becoming very
> disilussioned with Red Hat (i.e., the Linux version of
> Microsoft), I purchased the Mandrake distribution v. 7.0.
> Now, my hard disk has already been partitioned into 4
> separate compartments, as I was running Windows 98 and
> Windows NT. However, I wiped my "C" hard disk in order to
> uninstall NT. Now, after attempting to install the Mandrake
> Linux, I came to a dead end. Admittedly, my hard disk is
> still partitoned, in other words, I only wiped the "C"
> drive. I attempted to install the Mandrake Linux, and after
> re-booting, nothing happened, and the box automatically went
> into the Windows 98 O/S. Any ideas, suggestions, etc.?
> What do I need to do to install the Mandrake Linux O/S? Any
> help would be accepted.
> Regards,
> Bob
>
Hi, may be you should reinstall MDK and when you are configuring
the partitions, in the installation, try to delete them and rebuild them
paying attention on it, then when the installation prompt you where to
save lilo, choose MBR, and I think this may help, I hope so!!
Good luck!!
>
Emilio Correa
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