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running Linux and Windows on different disks is a hell of a lot better then running them on the same disk. I dunno if you have the means, but actually running them on different computers is much better, too. I currently have to two computers, each dedicated to a single OS. Only problem is I have to get a working Win98 install disc to actually use my newer computer... :/

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and what differences does version 6.0 have to 6.2 is it just updated driver compatability? or any significant changes?
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I will consent taht Red Hat 7.0 sucks becuase they used a beta version of the glibc. Thes caused binary incompatibilty across all linux distrobutions. I run Red Hat 6.2 and a few debian boxes. If you don't like what Red Hat did, then change it. Compile you own kernel (doc on www.linuxdoc.org), and change the rc scripts to start it up the way you want. Most of what Red Hat did can be easily undone. I would recomend downloading the real Linuxconf from http://www.solucorp.qc.ca/linuxconf/

A linux distrobution is just the means to a good start. I couldn't get my 6.2 machine to stay up for 3 days straight, so I upgraded the kernel after discovering that 2.4.1 had my IDE driver, and it was more stable and less prone to curruption. I am sorry to say but most of the problems you experience with Linux are in X, or the Kernel.

NOTE: I agree that BSD is a good choice as well, but I can't let go of my penguin.

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PostIcon Posted on: Feb. 15 2001,12:35 Skip to the previous post in this topic. Skip to the next post in this topic. Ignore posts   QUOTE
quote:
Originally posted by Spydir Web:
running Linux and Windows on different disks is a hell of a lot better then running them on the same disk. I dunno if you have the means, but actually running them on different computers is much better, too. I currently have to two computers, each dedicated to a single OS. Only problem is I have to get a working Win98 install disc to actually use my newer computer... :/

It is easy in lilo to do it. You would put something like this in /etc/lilo.conf:

image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.1-1
label=Linux
read-only
root=/dev/hda5

other=/dev/hdb
label=Windows95

NOTE: You will have to install win9x first because Microsoft assumes that it is the only OS and will write over the MBA

After you save and edit the file just type lilo, or /sbin/lilo. If you have sparc linus it is slilo but you cant boot dos on sparc so it doesn't matter.


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edit - totally missread what white dragon said...

What I meant was it's just better for the OS's to be on different disks. In the past I've noticed windows to get kinna bitch, and I remember sometimes when I dualbooted Windows would actually run so slow that the mouse pointer moved about an inch every 30 seconds, until I killed out stuff in the taskbar, stupid background programs, etc. I'm not terribly sure what it was, but I think it was something with virtual memory. Then I got the two disks, and windows ran fine on it's own disk... until I deleted it...

so, umm... I dunno, I'm sticking with my original idea. try to keep windows and linux as far apart from each other as possible within the same box.

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