Re: 1FA: problem still in hamm disks
On Fri, Oct 16, 1998 at 12:34:09PM -0700, Ben Gertzfield wrote:
> >>>>> "Brent" == Brent Fulgham <bfulgham@xpsystems.com> writes:
>
> Brent> I'd like to chime in -- It's a real annoyance that the base
> Brent> disks don't set up lilo to let you boot into multiple
> Brent> operating systems. Couldn't it ask if you want to
> Brent> dual-boot with windows, or whatever, and generate an
> Brent> appropriate lilo.conf file?
>
> Sure. How about you write the script to do so?
While I'm at it, *PLEASE* drop the dependency of lilo on mbr. I don't want
a new mbr eg if I want to install LILO to use on a floppy ONLY (I use
GRUB on my HD). Change it to Recommends. mbr being a high priority and/or
essential (can't remember if it is) should be enough.
> Brent> This is an area where RedHat has a significant lead over
> Brent> us. One of the guys I work with is a huge RedHat fan
> Brent> because he can just pop a RH CD into the drive, windows
> Brent> will autorun it, and RedHat install starts. It sets up
> Brent> almost everything for the user.
>
> If RH has released this code under the GPL, then why don't we borrow
> it for our use? I know that it's as simple as having an 'autorun'
> directory on the CD image.
IIRC there is an "autorun.cfg" or similar too.
> Brent> I know we support far more configurations, etc. etc. etc.,
> Brent> but for the average Joe New-User this is a large hurdle.
>
> I'm sure Enrique is always happy to accept code to do so. :)
Just out of interest, how does the autorun bit work? You can't just run
loadlin straight from Windoze.
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