[CALUG] Newbie questions

[junekis@comcast.net]

OK then. Winders 2003 has over-written the boot pointer on the first sector of your hard drive.

You can hack the windows boot.ini file to also boot linux

See the article at:

http://hacks.oreilly.com/pub/h/2337



> Hello,
> 
> This is my second install.  This system actually has 4 partitions.  Linux
> root, Linux swap, FAT for Windows 98, and NTFS for Win Server 2003.  All
> three operating systems are installed.  RH9 was first.  Right now! MS
> Server 2003 loads on startup.
> 
> Dont know the answer to PPP over ethernet.  Linux directories are viewable
> using the rescue disk.  RH9 was fully installed and running until I
> installed MS Server 2003. I need that for a class now.
> 
> Thanks 
> 
> Russ
> 
> On Fri, 23 Sep 2005, Danyelle Gragsone wrote:
> 
> > do you have pppoe installed? are you trying to do this during an
> > installation or do you already have rh9 set up?
> > 
> > grub afaik is console only. its fairly simple to set up.
> > This is C&P from the gentoo handbook which i use fairly often ;).
> > 
> > # Which listing to boot as default. 0 is the first, 1 the second etc.
> > default 0
> > # How many seconds to wait before the default listing is booted.
> > timeout 30
> > # Nice, fat splash-image to spice things up :)
> > # Comment out if you don't have a graphics card installed
> > splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
> > 
> > title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.11-r11
> > # Partition where the kernel image (or operating system) is located
> > root (hd0,0)
> > kernel /kernel-2.6.11-gentoo-r11 root=/dev/hda3
> > 
> > # The next four lines are only if you dualboot with a Windows system.
> > # In this case, Windows is hosted on /dev/hda6.
> > title=Windows XP
> > rootnoverify (hd0,5)
> > makeactive
> > chainloader +1
> > 
> > and of course starting grub
> > grub
> > 
> > grub> root (hd0,0)          (Specify where your /boot partition resides)
> > grub> setup (hd0)           (Install GRUB in the MBR)
> > grub> quit                  (Exit the GRUB shell)
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On 9/23/05, Russ <rmain at polaris.umuc.edu> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > How can I establish a web connection with RH9 or any version of Linux for
> > > that matter? I realize this may be a simple task, but I dont know a whole
> > > lot about establishing connections. Can I use an AOL access number to do
> > > this, or do I need their software to access that connection number?
> > >
> > > Secondly, is grub a command line tool only, or can I start a grub GUI.
> > > I dont feel comfortable using the grub tool yet. I have downloaded the
> > > GRUB manual, so I can try and educate myself with that. Right now I'm in
> > > two classes, and I work full time. I would love to experiment and learn
> > > more, but I need that computer for homework right now.
> > >
> > >
> > > Sincerely,
> > >
> > > Russ Main
> > >
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> Sincerely,
> 
> Russ Main
> 
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