duo boot systems...revisited, i think?

[Kristoffer Gustafsson]

Hello!
There is a dos program called loadlin that you can use if you want to reboot 
into linux from dos.
I've used this a lot some years ago. just don't install grub when you 
install linux, and you'll be fine.
Oh, and don't forget to copy the vmlinuz kernel file, and the initrd ramdisk 
somewhere on the dos partition you'll need this when using loadlin.
/Kristoffer
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Karen Lewellen" <klewellen at shellworld.net>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 7:39 PM
Subject: Re: duo boot systems...revisited, i think?


> Thanks for the tip.
> Not running windows, but will hunt virtual options for DOs.
> now that I think of it though, a reboot is no major factor, any way to 
> create a . bat file run in dos that will reboot the system into Linux as 
> needed into Linux without requiring the duo processor?
> I have been dragging out this business long enough, but hardware and 
> talent has been the issue.  I do not want yet another hardware factor 
> because I have to find a duo processor.
> Thanks,
> Karen
>
>
> On Thu, 17 Jul 2008, John G. Heim wrote:
>
>> I would recommend setting up a virtual machine instead of a dual boot 
>> system. The difference is that with a dual boot system, you boot into 
>> either linux or windows. With a virtual machine, either the linux or 
>> windows operating system runs as a virtual machine in the other operating 
>> system. But you don't have to reboot to get to the other operating 
>> system. I've found that the only time I use the "other" operating system 
>> on my dual boot machines is for testing purposes.  For instance, I'm 
>> typing this message on a machine that's dual boot but I haven't booted it 
>> into linux for months. Really since I set it up. Most often what I do is 
>> boot my old dual boot machine into linux and use that.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Lewellen" 
>> <klewellen at shellworld.net>
>> Cc: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." 
>> <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
>> Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 12:02 AM
>> Subject: duo boot systems...revisited, i think?
>>
>>
>>>  sigh,
>>>  Just when I think I have a reasonable mind and the door to the hard 
>>> ware,
>>>  I have to start all over again.
>>>  I thought there was a discussion once about the need for a duo boot
>>>  system, but I cannot find this.
>>>  pros cons, really needful?
>>>  My goal remains for a number of reasons, a system with two separate
>>>  drives, I know I need not do this, but  just call me paranoid grin.
>>>  for the foreseeable future, dos will remain my primary os, with the 
>>> Linux
>>>  distro I use  on the second drive.
>>>  I am building a different machine that will be a stand alone Linux 
>>> server
>>>  box,  with some extras given the results of additional research.
>>>  Sorry is this is a newbie question, but  after reading that the 
>>> *official*
>>>  stock of Debian does not support speakup,...I am behind on reading the
>>>  rest of that thread, I am being more careful than ever.
>>>  Thanks,
>>>  Karen
>>>
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