[CALUG] Newbie questions

[Rajiv Gunja]

Hey guys, my thoughts:

I dont understand Windows very well, so I tend not to trust it, so here is
what I do.

a. Install Windows 98 (since it does not have a boot loader menu)
b. Install Windows 2003 Server Edition, as this has a boot loader
c. Install RH-9 with LiLO or Grub.

Since in your case, all 2 OSes have already installed, I would go about
doing this, if the "O'Reilly" hack does not work.
I would login to RH9 and check which Disks have which OS on it. If W2003 can
see W'98 then fine, all you have to do is to point to W2003 from your LiLO
or Grub and you will be fine. Usually, if you point Grub or LiLO to the main
disk on which W2003 is installed, it should automatically boot. Lets say
Disk 1 on your PC has the W2003, then the menu should point to /dev/hda.

As per your AOL question, here is a good tutorial to connect to them.
http://www.yolinux.com/TUTORIALS/LinuxTutorialAOL.html

On distributions like Linspire and Xandros, which are more tuned to the
desktop user/desktop replacement, there is already built in scripts to
connect to your popular ISP.

Have fun!!

-GGR
Rajiv G Gunja


On 9/23/05, Danyelle Gragsone <ladynikon at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> yeah.. windows will do that.
>
> On 9/23/05, junekis at comcast.net <junekis at comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> > 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=3D(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
> > > >
> > > > title=3DGentoo 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=3D/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=3DWindows 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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