Date: Fri, 21 Feb 1997 22:29:29 +0200 (EET)
From: Indrek Mandre <indrek AT warp DOT edu DOT ee>
To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: LInux vs. DOS
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On Fri, 21 Feb 1997, Thomas Demmer wrote:

> [...] 
> > : 2.  Can I configure my system so that I can decide
> > :      during the boot sequence whether to run Linux,
> > :      or NT, or DOS, etc. ?
> > 
> > Linux comes with a boot loader called LILO (LInux LOader), which allows
> > you to define several bootable partitions, and it handles the cover-up
> > to stop DOS from barfing when it finds multiple boot partitions. In
> > short, yes.
> Yes, but the order in which you install the operating systems
> is important. Installing NT or W95 _after_ Linux will wipe
> lilo from the bootsector. Having a Linux boot disk is
> mandatory.

Have you ever heard of a programme called loadlin? With it you can load
your linux from dos prompt. You must also have kernel image file and:
	C:\> loadlin.exe c:\vmlinuz root=/dev/hdb2 ro
After all you can make menus in your config.sys.
When 95 or nt wipes lilo from bootsector you can always reinstall it.
Just write in linux as root 'lilo' and you have it.
The order of installing is not important, but you must reconfigure lilo to
boot other OSes.
I agree that having a Linux boot disk is very helpful, but having 
loadlin is even better. I have them both...

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