2nd hard drive for Linux

[jabr at tarnhelm.blu.org (John Abreau)]

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.

I remember reading about this a couple years back. If I recall correctly,
the trick was to install LILO on the Win95 drive, and have it boot LILO on
the D drive instead of a kernel. Then LILO on the D drive should be
configured to boot without prompting.

Another possibility is to keep the kernel on the C drive, and set it up so
it uses the D drive for the root filesystem. A third method, which I use,
is to boot Linux from a floppy, and have the hard drive always boot to
Windows.

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