Re: Debian Linux Compatability

[Alan Chandler <alan@chandlerfamily.org.uk>]

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On Monday 14 October 2002 7:23 am, Marcus Bendall wrote:
> I am considering using Debian Linux, but I have one question. Can you
> install Debian onto a computer running Windows 98, and keep 98 as the
> main OS so that it automatically runs on startup, and then run Debian if
> I want from Windows?
>

Its very easy - I have it like that on my work laptop

use lilo and in lilo.conf create a stanza for the win98 partition and make it 
the default

I don't have the exact copy to hand but its a bit like this

default=Windows

image=/vmlinuz
        label=Linux
        initrd=/initrd.img
        read-only

other=/dev/hda1
  label="Windows"


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Alan Chandler
alan@chandlerfamily.org.uk
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