cadavis
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Windows 95 and Linux on the same machine
I tried to switch my 4.3GB hard drive with my Zip disk so that I could finally try to get RH 4.2 loaded on my machine per an earlier reply from Anders. After I changed my CMOS to find my devices, my system could not find my DVD ROM drive and Zip disk. Is there some other setting that I have to change? What else do I need to do to get Linux setup on my machine? The following is a list of my current configuration:
Primary master - 6.4GB hard drive /dev/hda
Primary slave - Zip drive /dev/hdb
Secondary master - DVD ROM drive /dev/hdc
Secondary slave - 4.3GB hard drive /dev/hdd
All of the devices are IDE and not SCSI. No jumpers on the devices have been changed. I started my machine and go into the CMOS to identify my devices. That process appears to work, but when I get into Windows 95, my DVD and Zip drive are not found. Your assistance is greatly appreciated.
Primary master - 6.4GB hard drive /dev/hda
Primary slave - Zip drive /dev/hdb
Secondary master - DVD ROM drive /dev/hdc
Secondary slave - 4.3GB hard drive /dev/hdd
All of the devices are IDE and not SCSI. No jumpers on the devices have been changed. I started my machine and go into the CMOS to identify my devices. That process appears to work, but when I get into Windows 95, my DVD and Zip drive are not found. Your assistance is greatly appreciated.
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You may need to change some devices from IDE slave to IDE master or vice versa.
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Did you change the jumpers or settings on the actual devices as well as the CMOS settings?
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My 6.4GB hard drive is currently FAT32 formatted. I know that the Linux swap partition must begin on a cylinder that is at or below 520. Do I have to change the format of this hard drive?