I had to use it. Windows 95 insists on booting from hda, which is the only
drive big enough to put linux on. Linux needs the whole drive. I fixed it by
putting windows on another hard drive, the other hda. Selecting between them
is done with a switch in the power cable and a few relays. windows hda is
only 500mi, so I also have hdc which is slightly damaged 2gi. The slight
damage makes it useless for anything except as a fat32 frive, and it cant
boot.
The system has an added advantage, it prevents windows from overwriteing
lilo.
----- Original Message -----
From: Greg Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2000 8:57 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Partitioning questions
> Rudimentary my dear....ehm... I like it!
>
> --Greg
>
> > I found an alternative boot loader to lilo or grub, and this makes linux
a
> > bit more reliable by preventing windows from doing anything to it. Its
> calld
> > the-switch-I-put-in-the-power-cables. Since I have 3 hard drives, all is
> > working well.
> >
>
>
>
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