Re: Instructions for installing Slackware

["James R. Van Zandt" <jrv@vanzandt.mv.com>]

Leslie -

If you are worried about setting up dual booting correctly, I suggest
you start Linux with "loadlin" instead of "lilo".  With loadlin, you
make no changes to the boot sector.  Just install loadlin.exe and your
Linux kernel file (typically named zImage or bzImage) in some
convenient directory in your DOS partition.  Then, after booting into
DOS, you can switch into Linux by running loadlin.  Here's the command
I use on my notebook:

loadlin kernels/2-2-13/bzImage root=/dev/hda6 ro

(Of course, I actually put this in a batch file so I can type just
"linux".)

			      - Jim Van Zandt

>Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 12:11:53 -0500 (EST)
>From: Leslie Fairall <fairall@primenet.com>
>
>I am looking for instructions for installing Slackware. I'm not sure which
>version, because I received it in September. I have a sighted friend who
>is willing to help, but since I've never done this before, I am paranoid
>about messing up my computer. The things I need to do after I install it are:
>
>1. Figure out when to install brltty
>2. instructions for setting up a PPP connection
>3. instructions for setting up realaudio.
>4. be able to set up a dual boot between dos and linux.
>
>Any suggestions whatsoever would be very appreciated. Thanks.