installing linux on second HD

[Geoff Shang]

On Mon, 24 Nov 2003, Guy Schlosser wrote:

> 1.  I would like to install Debbian.  Should I go for the 3.0 release or is
> there a newer release out there?

The latest release is 3.0. They just put out their second point release for
3.0, but you can easily update over the net once you've installed
everything.

> 2. When I get to the point where I'm gonna install lilo, do I want to
> install it on the MBR of the master HD?  To me this would make complete
> sense.  Other wise, how does the system know to look to the second HD, not
> the first where my windows 2000 installation is?

That's right.

> Last but not least 3.  What is the line I want to add to lilo.conf that
> will give me my Windows 2000 as a choice on the initial boot-up menu?

other=/dev/hda1
        label=windows


Geoff.