Re: Windows95 and Linux Installation
In a message dated 1/21/99 11:14:19 AM Eastern Standard Time,
soccerjett@yahoo.com writes:
> /dev/hdb1 type 83 Linux Swap 96MB Logical
> /dev/hdb5 type 82 Linux 718MB Primary boot
>
> my first question is: is this correct?
>
This seems fine. The normal rule of thumb is that your swap partition should
be twice the size of your phsyical memory - 96M is fine.
> When I get to the step Install Kernel and Modules, I can't find the
> original Win95 harddrive with the Linux files on it to continue. Do I
> need to make a DOS partition on the 814MB harddrive and copy the
> C:\Linux directory to that? or do I need to make the 814MB hard the
> master disk?
>
Two things:
* If your Win95 drive is compressed, you won't be able to access it from
Linux.
* If that isn't the case, check for the 'mount partition' option in the
install program, and see if that will let you mount your C: drive.
It certainly is possible to install Linux to another drive without affecting
your Win95 drive, but since you're modifiying your boot record when installing
LILO, it isn't a bad idea to make a backup first.
-Jay
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