Dual Boot

Ste- · 27-07-2003 01:39PM #1

The story goes...

Running XP :rolleyes: want to install Mandrake Linux on the E:/ drive once I clear it off and change the partition.

Now can anyone suggest a dual boot system I think Mandrake has one but I'm not 100% sure and if not what's the best one out there given my circumstances ?

Thanx guys.

fisty · 27-07-2003 01:51PM

LILO is the main one for most linux distros.

http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/LILO.html

sceptre · 27-07-2003 02:51PM

LILO should install by default when you install Mandrake

maxheadroom · 27-07-2003 03:18PM

Mandrake should be very easy for you to install in that configuration - it will install a nice pretty boot menu for you to chose OS from at startup, and allows you to customise which is the default OS during the install routine.

I would suggest using the XP disk manager to delete the empty E: partition, and then install mandrake into the empty space, allowing it to set up its own partitions.

Good luck - I'm dual-booting with mandrake at home and I like it a lot, especually the latest version (9.1)

Ste- · 27-07-2003 07:23PM

Cheers.

Dalamar · 27-07-2003 09:27PM

The Mandrake installer will take care of everything. Have a look at the summary screen at the end, and you can modify LILO's config to defaultly boot XP if you want.

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