Fw: [plug] Hard Drives

[alex polglaze]

Daniel Pearson wrote:
> 
> So I can make some kind of bootdisk? What will happen is windows will always
> boot up, and then if I want to boot Linux I put in this disk and Linux will
> boot?
> 
> Cheers
> Daniel Pearson
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Nigel Duff <peregrin at iinet.net.au>
> To: <plug at linux.org.au>
> Sent: Saturday, June 26, 1999 11:10 AM
> Subject: Re: Fw: [plug] Hard Drives
> 
> >
> >
> > On Sat, 26 Jun 1999, Daniel Pearson wrote:
> >
> > > So how would I be able to load Linux? Cause I want to have it so that
> > > windows loads up every boot, but if I want to get into Linux how would
> I go
> > > about it?
> > >
> >
> >  I do "make zdisk". This will put the kernel on floppy as well as leave a
> > file in arch/i386/boot called zdisk. Then when you want Linux just pop in
> > your floppy. Also handy to have when you testing new kernels, or stuff up
> > your system.
> >
> > Nigel.
> >
> >
> >
We have our system dual boot. It boots in Linux and when LILO appears
you type in DOS and then windows loads. If you just want Linux, do
nothing at this point and it loads.

Alex