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 D73763EF66 for ; Tue, 13 Nov 2001 10:10:54 -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 fADFAsp04831 for ; Tue, 13 Nov 2001 10:10:54 -0500 Received: (from mail@localhost) by mail.redhat.com (8.11.0/8.8.7) id fADFAsj00892 for blinux-list@listman.redhat.com; Tue, 13 Nov 2001 10:10:54 -0500 Received: from seralph10.essex.ac.uk ([155.245.240.160]) by mail.redhat.com (8.11.0/8.8.7) with ESMTP id fADFAsw00885 for ; Tue, 13 Nov 2001 10:10:54 -0500 Received: from so-15906-x0.essex.ac.uk ([155.245.126.127] helo=greatgreen) by seralph10.essex.ac.uk with smtp (Exim 3.13 #1) id 163fCm-0001pW-00 for blinux-list@redhat.com; Tue, 13 Nov 2001 15:10:28 +0000 Message-ID: <001201c16c55$31b43c40$7f7ef59b@essex.ac.uk> From: "Saqib Shaikh" To: References: <000b01c16c4d$47e42460$e08caad8@tds.net> Subject: Re: Linux on a 2-Drive Machine Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 15:09:27 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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: Hi John, I talked to you about putting Linux on your computer a while back. The answer to your question is to install Linux on the D drive. If you want I could probably make you a BrlTTY enabled boot disk. Then there is a program called Loadlin which can be put on your Windows partition to load linux. Hope this helps, Saqib ----- Original Message ----- From: "John J. Boyer" To: Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 2:12 PM Subject: Linux on a 2-Drive Machine > 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 > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list