topic Re: What are your favorite examples for setting up a dual boot system. Red Hat 7.2 and Win 9x in Operating System - Linux

What are your favorite examples for setting up a dual boot system. Red Hat 7.2 and Win 9x

Kelli Ward — Thu, 07 Mar 2002 19:22:07 GMT

Hi all,
I am about to burn down my system and build a dual boot system with Red Hat 7.2 and Win 98. Each will have it's own seperate hard drive.
What is everyone's favorite method for accomplishing this without a linux floppy boot disk. I'm interested in all ideas. Favorite boot loaders and why, etc.
Points will be generously given for "good stuff".
Thanks,
Kel

Re: What are your favorite examples for setting up a dual boot system. Red Hat 7.2 and Win 9x

D. Jackson_1 — Thu, 07 Mar 2002 19:59:16 GMT

The lilo boot loader is good. It came standard with my 7.1 release. Very easy to set up and update.

DCJ

Re: What are your favorite examples for setting up a dual boot system. Red Hat 7.2 and Win 9x

Kelli Ward — Thu, 07 Mar 2002 23:53:09 GMT

Thanks for the info.
Do you have any knowledge of GRUB?
Here's your hat!
Kel

Re: What are your favorite examples for setting up a dual boot system. Red Hat 7.2 and Win 9x

Stuart Browne — Fri, 08 Mar 2002 03:56:12 GMT

Perhaps looking at the Grub documentation online would help:

http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/grub-faq.en.html

I've not used it extensivly (just a little on RH7.2), but it looks just as configurable and maulable as 'Lilo'.

However, if you're not willing to learn new stuff and are already comfortable with Lilo, then stick with it (well, that's my thought)..

Re: What are your favorite examples for setting up a dual boot system. Red Hat 7.2 and Win 9x

Martin Burnett_2 — Fri, 08 Mar 2002 12:54:39 GMT

Hello Kelli,

I think what your looking for is in here:
http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Linux+Win9x+Grub-HOWTO/index.html.

OR

http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Multiboot-with-GRUB.html

It gives you step-by-step how to setup dual boot using GRUB. If you still want to use LILO use this one:

http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Multiboot-with-LILO.html

Thanks for participating in the forums.

Martin

Re: What are your favorite examples for setting up a dual boot system. Red Hat 7.2 and Win 9x

D. Jackson_1 — Fri, 08 Mar 2002 21:15:25 GMT

THANKS Kelli - I finally got it.. No I have not checked out GRUB but from what I hear it is nice too. I believe it has a gui interface included.

DCJ