My main drive is NTSF and I can't partition it because w2k is already loaded and I don't want to format and start over since it's my work computer. My next option is to install Suse on a second hard drive and dual boot. My question is: 1) Am I correct to assume that I can install Linux on a second (or D:) drive? 2) How can I dual boot? Will installation place the lilo on my primary drive or do I have to use a boot disk? 3) Won't a boot disk slow down the linux system? Thanks to all for the help. Tom Tom Nielsen Neuro Logic Systems 805.389.5435 x18 www.neuro-logic.com
On Mon, Feb 11, 2002 at 02:36:54PM -0800, Tom Nielsen wrote:
My main drive is NTSF and I can't partition it because w2k is already loaded and I don't want to format and start over since it's my work computer. My next option is to install Suse on a second hard drive and dual boot.
My question is:
1) Am I correct to assume that I can install Linux on a second (or D:) drive?
I am running SuSE 7.3 pro from the 3rd hard drive on a Promise 100 controller card.
2) How can I dual boot? Will installation place the lilo on my primary drive or do I have to use a boot disk?
I triple boot, have MD7.1 & MD8.0 on another drive. I prefer floppy disk for lilo.
3) Won't a boot disk slow down the linux system?
NO!. -- Pat Shanahan Registered Linux User #207535 Registered at: http://counter.li.org
On Monday 11 February 2002 14:36, Tom Nielsen wrote:
My main drive is NTSF [NTFS?] and I can't partition it because w2k is already loaded and I don't want to format and start over since it's my work computer. I simply shrunk the Win2K with PM5.01, to install rh, and shrunk it further when that wasn't enough space for SuSE.
2) How can I dual boot? Will installation place the lilo on my primary drive
Yes, it you choose that option
or do I have to use a boot disk? Like many others, I installed LILO on /boot and gave NTLDR its own copy of LILO.
3) Won't a boot disk slow down the linux system? not after you get it started
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