From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (int-mx1.corp.redhat.com [172.16.44.254]) by listman.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 74C023EA02 for ; Tue, 13 Nov 2001 10:07:50 -0500 (EST) Received: from mail.redhat.com (mail.redhat.com [199.183.24.239]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id fADF7op04255 for ; Tue, 13 Nov 2001 10:07:50 -0500 Received: (from mail@localhost) by mail.redhat.com (8.11.0/8.8.7) id fADF7oX00608 for blinux-list@listman.redhat.com; Tue, 13 Nov 2001 10:07:50 -0500 Received: from lowblow.svc.tds.net (lowblow.svc.tds.net [204.246.1.39]) by mail.redhat.com (8.11.0/8.8.7) with ESMTP id fADF7nw00601 for ; Tue, 13 Nov 2001 10:07:49 -0500 Received: from jumbo ([216.170.140.224]) by lowblow.svc.tds.net with SMTP id <20011113150749.NBKR19883.lowblow@jumbo> for ; Tue, 13 Nov 2001 09:07:49 -0600 Message-ID: <000b01c16c4d$47e42460$e08caad8@tds.net> From: "John J. Boyer" To: Subject: Linux on a 2-Drive Machine Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 09:12:48 -0500 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 X-Loop: blinux-list@redhat.com Sender: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com Errors-To: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com X-BeenThere: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.1 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: blinux-list@redhat.com List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hello, I have a machine with two disk drives. The C drive is now running Windows 98. The D drive is used for backup. The machine boots into dos, so I can run dos programs if Windows commits suicide. I'm thinking of puting Linux on what is now the D drive. Then I would have a little DOS program to start it up after the machine boots. How can I write such a program? How do I install Linux on what is now the D drive. There will be plenty of space to still use it for backup. Better still, there are other machines on our network which can be used for backup. Thanks a lot. John Computers to Help People, Inc. http://www.chpi.org 825 East Johnson; Madison, WI 53703