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WinNT 4 and RedHat 7 on the same hard disk
Hello,
I've heard a lot of Linux and I want to to try with RedHat 7 as a workstation. My concern is I have only one hard disk with 2 partition :
first partition NTFS -> WinNT 4( It's already there)
second partition FAT -> empty (intend to install linux on it). I don't know whether I can get boot option to choose OS and is there any importance things to know before I go with this
Please advice
Thanks a lot
Hieu
I've heard a lot of Linux and I want to to try with RedHat 7 as a workstation. My concern is I have only one hard disk with 2 partition :
first partition NTFS -> WinNT 4( It's already there)
second partition FAT -> empty (intend to install linux on it). I don't know whether I can get boot option to choose OS and is there any importance things to know before I go with this
Please advice
Thanks a lot
Hieu
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Relax, you do not need to upgrade lilo. The one that comes with Red Hat 7.0 will work fine in LBA mode.
Delete your D: partition (and the extended partition) to where just the C: drive is left. You can use Disk Administrator (windisk.exe) to do this.
Then boot your RedHat 7.x CD and go through the install.
Make sure you create both the Linux and the Swap partitions.
You will get to a screen that sets up lilo. You need to do TWO things here.
1. DE-SELECT use "linear" (UNLESS you have a SCSI drive)
2. in the place for kernel parameters, enter "lba32" (no quotes)
This screen is also the place to set the default OS at boot.
It is HIGHLY recommended that you DO let the system make a boot diskette. This can save you much time and aggrevation.
Then boot your RedHat 7.x CD and go through the install.
Make sure you create both the Linux and the Swap partitions.
You will get to a screen that sets up lilo. You need to do TWO things here.
1. DE-SELECT use "linear" (UNLESS you have a SCSI drive)
2. in the place for kernel parameters, enter "lba32" (no quotes)
This screen is also the place to set the default OS at boot.
It is HIGHLY recommended that you DO let the system make a boot diskette. This can save you much time and aggrevation.
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I'll try and let you know
Hieu