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Dual Boot

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  • 27-07-2003 2:39pm
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    Ste-
    Registered Users Posts: 4,751 ✭✭✭


    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.


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    #2
    fisty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,141 ✭✭✭fisty


    LILO is the main one for most linux distros.


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


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    sceptre
    Registered Users Posts: 19,608 ✭✭✭✭sceptre


    LILO should install by default when you install Mandrake


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    maxheadroom
    Registered Users Posts: 1,569 ✭✭✭maxheadroom


    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)


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    #5
    Ste-
    Registered Users Posts: 4,751 ✭✭✭Ste-


    Cheers.


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    Dalamar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 178 ✭✭Dalamar


    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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