Re: Installation
Dino wrote:
Hi!
I am downloading version 3.0 of Debian/Linux and have a question in
reference to installation. Here it goes:
I want to install Debian/Linux in a separate hard drive. I have a 20gb
hard drive with windows 98se as primary hard drive. I also have an empty
6gb hard drive where I want to install linux. Can I set up the 6gb as a
slave on the IDE channel 0, install linux and be able to choose the OS I
want to boot into?
I have been reading all the material in the installation manual for x86
but I am not able to find concrete explanation as to how to do this. I
appreciate any help you may provide in reference to this subject.
Thank you very much :-)
Dino...
Yes, you can install the secondary as slave.
The first hd is /dev/hda with partition /dev/hda1, the second hd will be
/dev/hdb.
You have to create two partitions on the second hd, create just two
primary partitions: /dev/hdb1 type linux and /dev/hdb2 type linux swap.
Create the second as large as the RAM, the first all remeining space.
The first one will be you root.
You can boot both file systems with a boot loader like lilo or grub.
Debian by default uses lilo.
At the end of the install process you will be asked to configure lilo.
I always do this by hand so I don't know what the install system ask.
To install lilo you must have /etc/lilo.conf file, the write:
lilo -v
The -v just give more feedback
The install process should create a /etc/lilo.conf for you
To be able to boot Windows add these lines to lilo.conf
other=/dev/hda1
label=Win98
/dev/hda1 is your Windows boot partition
They should be in the standard lilo.conf, maybe commented. Uncomment and
modify as necessary.
Before starting create a win98 boot floppy and copy FDISK, SYS and
FORMAT over it, just to be sure ;)
Bye
Massimiliano
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