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08-Jul-2003, 09:35 PM #16
Codejockey

i appreciate your comments and expertise with linux so i will ask ...Does xp have the ability to see and read those listed file systems ?
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09-Jul-2003, 03:46 AM #17
I'm not aware of any support in XP for Linux filesystems (but since I don't run XP, I'm hardly an expert ). It would be great if some Windoze, any Windoze, understood Linux filesystems for exactly the reason you gave -- you could access your Linux files from Windoze. I'd love to know about it if it happens, but right now, I'm under the impression that Windoze only knows about MS-type filesystems (FAT, FAT32, NTFS). Updates, anyone?
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10-Jul-2003, 05:10 AM #18
do any of you know what I need to type in the file boot.ini to get it to load linux from the sartup screen of windows

I have it showing up but I don't have the right path I guess
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10-Jul-2003, 06:52 AM #19
Try this:tutorial
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16-Jul-2003, 04:14 PM #20
more dual booting
I recently tried installing RedHat 6....already have xp install... tried installing on my second drive and installed fine except LILO didnt have xp in it and only booted into RH

I also recently DL'd RH9 and Mandrake 9.1 and burned em... which should I use and will I get the same effect as b4?

any help much appriciated...

BTW I havent really used Linux b4 and I am just trying to learn it for future use in the IT Networking career industry...
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16-Jul-2003, 04:21 PM #21
Vailor,

I have Mandrake 9.0, and I have had great success with it. I installed xp normally, and then ran through mandrakes install. if you just let mandrake do the critical stuff (don't do expert install) you will definitely not have to mess with anything. It should use grub as the bootloader and give you the option of linux or xp.

(NOTE: in the bootloader menu, XP might be listed as NT)

I haven't used redhat since 7.1 or 7.2, so i can't be much help there.

Good Luck
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16-Jul-2003, 04:47 PM #22
thanx alot! will try asap
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22-Jul-2003, 04:32 AM #23
Sound good?
I've read this and I think I have a good idea about what Im going to do, but im going to run it through you guys to make sure it sounds ok.

Right now I have XP on my primary master(40gb)
and I have an empty 10gb hd as my primary slave

Im going to install redhat on the primary slave(hdb), and install the bootloader(not sure which one) on the primary master(hda).

Which bootloader would you recommend?

Then when I reboot after the install, I should be able to choose between XP and Redhat from the bootloader?
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22-Jul-2003, 04:46 AM #24
Or
I probly will be using XP more than linux though, so could I just not install a bootloader during the Red Hat installation, but choose to create a boot disk that will load linux when its in, and when its not in, XP will load?
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22-Jul-2003, 06:00 AM #25
Yes you can.If it gives you the option,make several bootdisks.
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22-Jul-2003, 01:05 PM #26
that all sounds good, although when I intsalled RH 9 & XP I intstalled Linux first--seems to work ok though.


do any of you guys know of a way to change the default OS in GRUB? I want to be able to boot to XP automatically.
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