new linux user

Shaun Oliver shauno at goanna.net.au
Sun Dec 9 05:03:47 EST 2001


for starters, what distro of linux are you planing on running?
and why would you want to boot to dos?
is there not some speakup bootdisks for your sdistro?
just t thought is all.
On Sat, 8
Dec 2001, Angelo Sonnesso wrote:

> I would like to run a duel boot system on my home machine I have a 10 gb ide
> hard drive, and a 2.5 gb scsi drive.  I am running Windows me on the ide
> drive and would like to run Linux on the scsi drive. Since windows me
> doesn't have a way to boot to dos can I still setup a duel boot system.
> Un fortunately I have to keep the windows operating system to remain
> compatible with my co-workers.
> Any suggestions?
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Geoff Shang" <gshang at uq.net.au>
> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 5:27 PM
> Subject: RE: new linux user
> 
> 
> > Hi:
> >
> > Having just done it, putting linux on a second drive and making a dule
> boot
> > system is really easy.  So if you do decide to go the second HD route and
> > save yourself the fiddle, it's very easy to make the dule boot thing work.
> >
> > Geoff.
> >
> >
> >
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