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  From: Benjamin Close <linux@senet.com.au>
  To  : Bryan Wetton <bryanw@box.net.au>
  Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 17:39:02 +0930 (CST)

Re: Linux Pocketbook

On Thu, 16 Sep 1999, Bryan Wetton wrote:

> Over the past week I have installed - on different Pcs both Redhat 6 and
> OpenLinux. I am amazed at the enhanced GUI installation of the Caldera
> distribution -far better than the RedHat method. Is the distribution
> important ultimately? 
<SNIP>

You can quite happily have linux on the second hard disk.
You should install the program lilo. This runs before any other program on
your pc. This would allow you to chose either windows or linux. 
Ie. You turn on your pc. You get the usual memory test, then the box
displaying all your pc's details then:

LILO:

at this point you could type linux or dos or anyother name you setup.
You can set a default so after say 10 seconds it goes to Linux(hmm, maybe
windows for a newbie).

Anyway, when in linux have a look at the file /etc/lilo.conf
Make it look something like:

boot = /dev/hda            
delay = 10
compact
root = /dev/hdb1
read-only
default=linux
image = /boot/vmlinuz
        label = linux
other = /dev/hda1
        label = dos

Adjust the root= line to where you installed linux
(in linux type mount and the first line tells you where)

Once you have set this up, type lilo
Lilo should appear next time you reboot.

Cheers,
--

* Benjamin Close
* Benjsc@senet.com.au
* Web Page: http://users.senet.com.au/~benjsc


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