Re: [expert] Problem with Boot Loaders...

2000-04-30 Thread Fran Parker
I am relatively new to Linux also, but am also not a newbi when it comes to OSs. I also have been computers DOS 3.3 days and CoCo2 with OS9 before that. However, I would not be able to normally have a clue on this one, except I heard Leo on Screensavers mention this problem. He said something ab

Re: [expert] Problem with Boot Loaders...

2000-04-30 Thread Lane Lester
Edwin Casimero @PLUG said: > This is easy. > First of all... some guidelines about how to multiboot: > > Win9x -- must be installed as 1st partition. > WinNT -- must start its partition below 2Gig. > Linux -- must start its partition below 8Gig. Before I got into Linux, I installed EZdrive

Re: [expert] Problem with Boot Loaders...

2000-04-30 Thread Edwin Casimero @PLUG
This is easy. First of all... some guidelines about how to multiboot: Win9x -- must be installed as 1st partition. WinNT -- must start its partition below 2Gig. Linux -- must start its partition below 8Gig. Example of Testing the Limits on your 20Gig /dev/hda1 - from 0 to 1.9Gig Win9x /dev/hda2

Re: [expert] Problem with Boot Loaders...

2000-04-29 Thread Hoyt
- Original Message - From: "Ron Stodden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2000 11:51 PM Subject: Re: [expert] Problem with Boot Loaders... > Steve Olson wrote: > > > I thought I'd prevail upon the experts i

Re: [expert] Problem with Boot Loaders...

2000-04-29 Thread Ron Stodden
Steve Olson wrote: > I thought I'd prevail upon the experts in the list. I''m trying to get Lilo or > Powerquest's Bootmagic to work as a bootloader. Only problem is: Lilo won't > load and BM won't properly boot the Linux Partition. LILO and BM are NOT alternatives, in that you always need LI

Re: [expert] Problem with Boot Loaders...

2000-04-29 Thread Russ Johnson
Um, Steve, Somewhere along the way, your message got dated January 29th, 2000. You might want to check your system date/time. Russ Steve Olson wrote: > All: > > I'm admittedly a Linux Newbie, but nowhere near a newbie when it comes to > machines and software OS'es... I date back to MS-DOS 3.3

[expert] Problem with Boot Loaders...

2000-04-29 Thread Steve Olson
All: I'm admittedly a Linux Newbie, but nowhere near a newbie when it comes to machines and software OS'es... I date back to MS-DOS 3.3 Days. I thought I'd prevail upon the experts in the list. I''m trying to get Lilo or Powerquest's Bootmagic to work as a bootloader. Only problem is: Lilo