One way of updating your zimage file in the loadlin directory is to mount the dos partition under Linux and just copy the /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/zImage file to /dos/loadlin/zimage if /dos is the mountpoint for your dos partition. Getting Linux added to the bootmenu of win95 is something I have not done yet, but I have found the manual that comes with SuSE5.3 to be very good and accurate. Kieran

-----Original Message----- From: owner-suse-linux-e@suse.com [<A HREF="mailto:owner-suse-linux-e@suse.com]On">mailto:owner-suse-linux-e@suse.com]On</A> Behalf Of Christopher A. Martin Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 1998 2:27 PM To: suse-linux-e@suse.com Subject: [SuSE Linux] Help w/ Linux Boot Menu under Win95

Well, my one major complaint against SuSE is the lack of good documentation. I know that RedHat kicks the crap out of SuSE with regard to this, and that SuSE better get its butt in gear if it wants to compete (in the US) with distributions supported by the likes of Netscape and Intel. I have followed exactly the instructions for a boot menu under windoze95 on p. 39 of the SuSE 5.3 manual. It doesn't work!!! The only way that I can get anything to work is to just call "loadlin hda6" from my autoexec.bat, and to forget about anything regarding linux in my config.sys.

Can someone who has successfully gotten a boot menu running under win95 PLEASE send me a copy of their autoexec.bat, config.sys, and the files in the loadlin directory of the root dos/win drive. ( I have to keep microslop windows around for the girlfriend)

I am giving SuSE every chance, but when something like this happens it is hard.

And, last question, how is it that one really sets up this loadlin stuff in the first place? You can run "setup" on the CD, but this of course copies the image of a generic kernel to the newly created loadlin directory, rather than the kernel that one has customized.

THX in advance

chris

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"Christopher A. Martin" wrote:

Well, my one major complaint against SuSE is the lack of good documentation. I know that RedHat kicks the crap out of SuSE with regard to this, and that SuSE better get its butt in gear if it wants to compete (in the US) with distributions supported by the likes of Netscape and Intel. I have followed exactly the instructions for a boot menu under windoze95 on p. 39 of the SuSE 5.3 manual. It doesn't work!!! The only way that I can get anything to work is to just call "loadlin hda6" from my autoexec.bat, and to forget about anything regarding linux in my config.sys.

Can someone who has successfully gotten a boot menu running under win95 PLEASE send me a copy of their autoexec.bat, config.sys, and the files in the loadlin directory of the root dos/win drive. ( I have to keep microslop windows around for the girlfriend)

I am giving SuSE every chance, but when something like this happens it is hard.

And, last question, how is it that one really sets up this loadlin stuff in the first place? You can run "setup" on the CD, but this of course copies the image of a generic kernel to the newly created loadlin directory, rather than the kernel that one has customized.

THX in advance

chris

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Hello! This is my configuration of DOS 6.22 boot manager - it works - it has three sections - the linux section includes loading loadlin - it loads S.u.S.E. 5.2 -the files are attached: autoexec.bat + confyg.sys -- Bostjan Müller [NEONATUS], NEONATUS@bigfoot.com, <A HREF="http://surf.to/NEONATUS"><A HREF="http://surf.to/NEONATUS</A">http://surf.to/NEONATUS</A</A>> ICQ #:7506644, My PGP key <A HREF="http://www2.mf.uni-lj.si/~tmueller/BM.asc"><A HREF="http://www2.mf.uni-lj.si/~tmueller/BM.asc</A">http://www2.mf.uni-lj.si/~tmueller/BM.asc</A</A>> RSA id: 0x90178DBD, I accept ONLY RSA keys Press any key to continue or any other key to quit...</PRE> <PRE> [MENU] menucolor=15,1 menuitem=SIMPLE, MS-DOS 6.22 menuitem=OSNOVNA, S.u.S.E. Linux 5.2 kernel 2.0.36 menuitem=INTERLINK, MS-DOS 6.22 & INTERLINK menudefault=MS-DOS 6.22,5 [OSNOVNA] LASTDRIVE=Z DEVICE=C:\TEAC\TEAC_CDI.SYS /D:TEAC-CDI DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS DOS=HIGH,UMB rem DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE RAM 1024 DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE DEVICE=C:\DOS\ANSI.SYS /X FILES=40 [COMMON] COUNTRY=038,,C:\DOS\COUNTRY.SYS DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOS\DISPLAY.SYS CON=(EGA,852,1) [INTERLINK] include=OSNOVNA DEVICE=C:\DOS\INTERLNK.EXE /LPT:1 /AUTO [SIMPLE] include=OSNOVNA </PRE> <PRE> @echo off GOTO %CONFIG% :OSNOVNA SET SOUND=C:\SB16 SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 T6 SET MIDI=SYNTH:1 MAP:E C:\SB16\DIAGNOSE /S C:\SB16\MIXERSET /P /Q C:\DOS\SMARTDRV.EXE /X @ECHO OFF PROMPT $p$g PATH C;C:\DOS;C:\DOS\BAT SET LMOUSE=C:\DOS\MOUSE C:\DOS\MOUSE\MOUSE SET TEMP=C:\DOS MODE CON CODEPAGE PREPARE=((852) C:\DOS\EGA.CPI) MODE CON CODEPAGE SELECT=852 LOADHIGH KEYB YU,,C:\DOS\KEYBOARD.SYS C:\DOS\MSCDEX.EXE /D:TEAC-CDI /M:15 LOADHIGH c:\dos\doskey.com /BUFSIZE=1024 linux.bat GOTO KONEC :INTERLINK @ECHO OFF SET SOUND=C:\SB16 SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 T6 SET MIDI=SYNTH:1 MAP:E C:\SB16\DIAGNOSE /S C:\SB16\MIXERSET /P /Q PROMPT $p$g PATH C;C:\DOS;C:\DOS\BAT SET LMOUSE=C:\DOS\MOUSE C:\DOS\MOUSE\MOUSE SET TEMP=C:\DOS MODE CON CODEPAGE PREPARE=((852) C:\DOS\EGA.CPI) MODE CON CODEPAGE SELECT=852 LOADHIGH KEYB YU,,C:\DOS\KEYBOARD.SYS C:\DOS\MSCDEX.EXE /D:TEAC-CDI /M:15 LOADHIGH c:\dos\doskey.com /BUFFSIZE=1024 GOTO KONEC :SIMPLE SET SOUND=C:\SB16 SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 T6 SET MIDI=SYNTH:1 MAP:E C:\SB16\DIAGNOSE /S C:\SB16\MIXERSET /P /Q C:\DOS\SMARTDRV.EXE /X @ECHO OFF PROMPT $p$g PATH C;C:\DOS;C:\DOS\BAT;C:\DOS\ext2fs\ SET LMOUSE=C:\DOS\MOUSE C:\DOS\MOUSE\MOUSE SET TEMP=C:\DOS MODE CON CODEPAGE PREPARE=((852) C:\DOS\EGA.CPI) MODE CON CODEPAGE SELECT=852 LOADHIGH KEYB YU,,C:\DOS\KEYBOARD.SYS C:\DOS\MSCDEX.EXE /D:TEAC-CDI /M:15 LOADHIGH c:\dos\doskey.com /BUFSIZE=1024 rem ¬e §elite dostop do ext2fs distema odkomentirajte eno od naslednjih mo§nosti. rem Za dostop do particije /dev/hda6 odkomentirajte naslednjo mo§nost rem SET E2CWD=128:6 rem echo Dodan je dostop do /dev/hda6 ext2fs particije! rem Za dostop do particije /dev/hda5 odkomentirajte naslednjo mo§nost rem SET E2CWD=128:5 rem echo Dodan je dostop do /dev/hda5 ext2fs particije! rem Konec nastavitev za ext2fs rem Sledijo mo§nosti za nastavitev BitchX IRC klienta za Windows. set HOME=/BitchX set IRCNICK=NEONATUS set IRCUSER=NEONATUS set IRCNAME=Kwa T. Pabrigga set IRCSERVER=irc.arnes.si:64978 set IRCPATH=/BitchX rem konec nastavitev za BitchX rem Sledijo nastavitve za PGP dos verzijo 2.3.6in SET PGPPATH=C:\PGP SET PATH=C:\PGP;%PATH% SET TZ=MET-1DST rem Konec nastavitev za PGP rem cls ver GOTO KONEC :KONEC

"Christopher A. Martin" wrote:

Well, my one major complaint against SuSE is the lack of good documentation. I know that RedHat kicks the crap out of SuSE with regard to this,

[snip] I have to take exception to this. Compare manuals. Compare content. SuSE is immeasurably superior to Red Hat. For example, after installing RH 5.1, my eth0 would not initialize. No explanation in the book. The same thing happened when I installed SuSE 5.3, but a quick trip to the manual explained exactly how the initialization process worked. One quick edit and eth0 was up and talking. Another example. Red Hat's version of sound on non-SoundBlaster sound cards - too bad, it's not happening. SuSE supplies OSS, instructions on how to install it, and you can use YaST to configure it. Beats RH's sndconfig hands down. Superiority in product does not equate to sales (ie, Beta and DAT) for the masses - only for the informed. This is why you and I use Linux - we are informed. Marketing is what counts. Look at Microsoft (you knew it was coming). They are an awesome marketing machine pumping out products that are clearly inferior to the likes of WordPerfect and Linux. My $0.02 plus some. George - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archiv at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>