Re: dual boot?

[Kelly Corbin <kjc4286@ksu.edu>]

Marko Loparic wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> >I am interest in Linux, but I don't decide yet if I choose it or not.
> >So I'd like to install Linux and Windows NT 4.0 together.
> >That means I want to make my computer dual bootable.
> 
> If you are new to linux I suggest you install linux in a partition but
> keep booting linux from a diskette and leave this dual boot issue with
> lilo for later... You have nothing to change in the harddisk boot
> information (no risk to do something wrong and crash NT boot...) and when
> you want to boot linux you just have to insert the rescue diskette.
> 
> Lilo is great but perhaps you are curious to see linux running first!...

Check out the dual-boot HOW-TO.  I followed it exactly, and it works
like a charm.  I have NT Server on my first partition and it runs
without a hitch.  After modifying the file, hit the left shift when LILO
comes up, and just type the name you specified in the LILO.conf file. 
Booting linux with a floppy just sucks too bad.

Kelly