Re: [chat] How to Install and Boot RedHat 7.1 on a Windows ME Machine ?

[invisible ink <jdub@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

begin Jim Brown quotation:

>    I have a boot manager/loader installed and running called "XOSL" (extra
>    operating systems loader) and would like to know if I can use that in
>    place of "LiLo" ?
>     
>    Could some kind soul at slug possibly explain in detailed, simple to
>    understand language (for this simple newbie :-) ) exactly how to
>    load/install RedHat 7.1 from the cd and exactly where on my system I
>    should load it to. Can I run it with Windows ME and boot it with "XOSL"
>    from a separate partition ? Do I run it and let it create it's own
>    partition and if so, how will that affect my current partitions ?

You'll have to resize your partitions to make room for a new one, or just
install Linux on top of one of your existing partitions (once you've backed
up the data).

When you're running through the install process, tell it to install lilo to
the *partition* you're putting Linux on; not the Master Boot Record (MBR).

You can then point XOSL at that partition, and Linux will boot correctly.

- ii

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