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2nd hard drive forLinux



> On Sat, 19 Apr 1997, Raymond Merigold wrote:
> 
> > How do i configure a 2nd hard drive so i can install Linux on it and
> > still use my primary drive for Win95? I would like to boot from either
> > one.

Just to confirm what other folk have been saying, the standard techniques
using LILO work fine with other operating systems, including Win95 and WinNT.
I have all three co-existing on one hard drive, with LILO in the MBR.  When 
I choose to boot the partition with Win95 and WinNT, the Microsoft OS loader
is started, and I get to choose either Win95 or WinNT.

I installed them in this order:  WinNT, Win95, and finally LILO in the MBR.
Linux was actually installed before WinNT, since I ended up installing it
several times.

There are also severl HOWTO's available on Win95/NT+Linux - do a search on the
RedHat web page for Windows (or Win95 or WinNT)...

Configuring a 2nd hard drive is logically identical to using a separate 
partition, as far as setup is concerned.




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