From: santeew@sisters.cs.uoregon.edu (Wes Santee) Subject: Re: Booting Linux with the OS/2 Boot Manager Date: 7 Aug 1993 20:50:49 GMT
In article <1993Aug7.184131.7603@ultb.isc.rit.edu> djs6015@ultb.isc.rit.edu (Don Smith) writes:
>In article <1993Aug7.050756.6112@colorado.edu> lessem@ibg.colorado.edu (LESSEM JEFFREY M) writes:
>}
>}I know this thread went through a while ago, but I didn't pay much
>}attention because at the time I wasn't interested.
>}
>}If it was ever resolved: is there any way to boot Linux using the OS/2
>}Boot Manager? Currently OS/2 and Linux are happily coexisting, but I have
>}to use a Linux boot disk to get to Linux.
>
>Yes, It can be done. You really ought to read the Linux faq about it
>though... it is kinda tricky, but it works. I ended up using lilo and
>everything worked fine.
I remember reading a couple of days ago that the new "Slackware"
distribution of Linux (w/ Linux 0.99p12 alpha) included an automatic
setup with OS/2's Boot Manager during the installation.
I'd do it myself, but I ran out of HD space!
Other than that, the instructions are in the Linux faq. Check out
news.answers or ftp to rtfm.mit.edu.
Cheers,
-Wes Santeew
santeew@cs.uoregon.edu