From: markcha@microsoft.com (Mark Chace) Subject: Re: Help with Linux Dual Boot system Date: 05 Oct 1993 01:28:55 GMT
In article <28dq63$kee@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU> STBH%MARIST.BITNET@mitvma.mit.edu writes:
>I have installed linux in the past and was never able to get
>it to boot up with another OS. I am once again trying to install
>Linux and would like to try to get it to boot up with Dos.
>If anyone has any Tech Notes on making Linux Dual Boot
>can you please send them over. Also, any tips or helpfull hints
If you have not already read it, you may want to get the documentation
for LILO. It goes into a lot of the detail on how to set up different
partitioning/boot schemes.
The scheme that I use, which is flexable and quite safe is as follows:
1) Select a drive that will be the boot drive
2) Have at least two partions, one for the linux root and one for
the other operating system.
3) Leave the standard MBR on the hard disk.
4) Make the partition for the other operating system (DOS) the
active partition.
5) Install DOS in its partition.
: Note this will be the condition you are in if you just create a second
: partition and reinstall DOS where it use to be.
6) Verify DOS works as desired.
7) Make the Linux boot partition the active partition.
8) Install Linux.
9) Configure LILO to boot either Linux from its partion or Dos from its
partition.
10) If any problems occur, you can always switch the active partition back
to the Dos partition and use Dos like normal.
Notes:
1) Use fdisk (either from Dos or Linux) to change the active partition.
2) Make sure to back up everything, even if you know you are not going
to be affecting it. One mistake with fdisk and *crunch*.
If you can not figure out what I am talking about, feel free to send mail.
Mark