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Message-ID: <3480D70A.22F6AD86@a.crl.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Nov 1997 21:01:30 -0600
From: Weiqi Gao <weiqigao AT a DOT crl DOT com>
Organization: Spectrum Healthcare Services
MIME-Version: 1.0
To: "Sean P. Kane" <kanesp AT evolveinc DOT net>
CC: OpenDOS <opendos AT delorie DOT com>
Subject: Re: Lilo and Loader (and Dosemu)
References: <01bcfd08$9fdda500$8539d8cc AT neuromancer>

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Sean P. Kane wrote:
> 
> Ok, with all this talk about Multiple booting (and the fact that I am very
> new to the list), I'd like to clarify something. I have Linux and Windows 95
> on my machine, using LILO (the Linux Loader) to pick between them. When I
> installed OpenDOS 7.02 b2 it overwrote my Master Boot Record, so that I
> could only load either OpenDOS or Windows 95. If i reload lilo onto the MBR,
> will it then pass to loader if I choose to boot of the C Drive (where
> Windows 95/OpenDOS is installed), or will I overright Loader. Where exactly
> does loader reside in the MBR or on the C Drive?
> 
> P.S. I installed OpenDOS 7.01 under Linux's Dosemu. Has anyone else played
> around with this much?

See http://www.uruk.org/grub/ for a bootloader that can do it all.

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Weiqi Gao
weiqigao AT a DOT crl DOT com
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