From: Marlon <yu13...@yorku.ca> Subject: Is is safe to make Linux control MBR with FAT32 partition???? Date: 1997/06/06 Message-ID: <33981E57.57325797@yorku.ca>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 246601194 X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Organization: York University, Ontario, Canada Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.help I am currently running Windows95 with FAT32 and Linux with FAT32 support. Right now I am using a boot disk to boot into Linux becasue I wasn't sure (still not sure) if it is ok to let Linux control which OS to boot to. I know that it works well when I view my other drive that has Windows95 (FAT32), but does it recognize that FAT32 partition in booting stage? Can I safely make Linux control the MBR to book witout a boot disk? Boot disks are so slow.......... Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
From: cm...@torfree.net (Wael Sedky) Subject: Re: Is is safe to make Linux control MBR with FAT32 partition???? Date: 1997/06/17 Message-ID: <EBwJv5.7t5.0.queen@torfree.net>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 248995443 References: <33981E57.57325797@yorku.ca> Organization: Toronto Free-Net Followup-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.help Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.help Marlon (yu13...@yorku.ca) wrote: : I am currently running Windows95 with FAT32 and Linux with FAT32 : support. Right now I am using a boot disk to boot into Linux becasue I : wasn't sure (still not sure) if it is ok to let Linux control which OS : to boot to. For Normal 15 bit fats it's fine, I did that once with 95 and NT. You just have to install it on the MBR, but I haven't tried it with 32 bit FAT. In any case, if you run into problems, you can always go into DOS prompt (if your emergency disk allows it) and type in FDISK/mbr. This command refreshes your master boot record (deleting LILO from there). In any case backup your data. This is not very dangerous, but you never know what's gonna happen. : I know that it works well when I view my other drive that has Windows95 : (FAT32), : but does it recognize that FAT32 partition in booting stage? Can I : safely make Linux control the MBR to book witout a boot disk? : Boot disks are so slow.......... : Any help would be greatly appreciated! : Thanks! -- Wael Sedky
From: mr...@mindspring.com (Mr. Luv) Subject: Re: Is is safe to make Linux control MBR with FAT32 partition???? Date: 1997/06/19 Message-ID: <MPG.e13c21031b80af989681@news.mindspring.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 251240530 References: <33981E57.57325797@yorku.ca> <EBwJv5.7t5.0.queen@torfree.net> X-Server-Date: 20 Jun 1997 03:23:44 GMT Organization: MindSpring Enterprises Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.help In article <EBwJv5.7t...@torfree.net>, cm...@torfree.net says... > Marlon (yu13...@yorku.ca) wrote: > : I am currently running Windows95 with FAT32 and Linux with FAT32 > : support. Right now I am using a boot disk to boot into Linux becasue I > : wasn't sure (still not sure) if it is ok to let Linux control which OS > : to boot to. > > For Normal 15 bit fats it's fine, I did that once with 95 and NT. You > just have to install it on the MBR, but I haven't tried it with 32 bit > FAT. In any case, if you run into problems, you can always go into DOS > prompt (if your emergency disk allows it) and type in FDISK/mbr. This > command refreshes your master boot record (deleting LILO from there). In > any case backup your data. This is not very dangerous, but you never know > what's gonna happen. > > : I know that it works well when I view my other drive that has Windows95 > : (FAT32), > : but does it recognize that FAT32 partition in booting stage? Can I > : safely make Linux control the MBR to book witout a boot disk? > > : Boot disks are so slow.......... > > : Any help would be greatly appreciated! > > : Thanks! > -- > Wael Sedky > > I'm looking for a solution to this problem myself. I ftp'd RHL 4.2 and installed it to my Jaz drive and installed Lilo on the first HD's MBR. When I rebooted, all I got got was a scrolling screen full of 0's and 1's. I've installed Slackware and during the install you're given the option of creating a bootdisk, RHL doesn't. Can anyone tell me how to fix this? Win95 OSR2(95b) doesn't support dual booting, I guess I've found out too late.
From: "Brian Thurston" <brian_t...@rocketship.com> Subject: Re: Is is safe to make Linux control MBR with FAT32 partition???? Date: 1997/06/23 Message-ID: <01bc7f78$b6836a00$0100007f@bongo.integate.bc.ca>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 251905342 References: <33981E57.57325797@yorku.ca> <EBwJv5.7t5.0.queen@torfree.net> <MPG.e13c21031b80af989681@news.mindspring.com> Organization: Internet Gateway Corporation Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.help Hi: Mr. Luv <mr...@mindspring.com> wrote in article <MPG.e13c2103...@news.mindspring.com>... > In article <EBwJv5.7t...@torfree.net>, cm...@torfree.net says... > > Marlon (yu13...@yorku.ca) wrote: > > : I am currently running Windows95 with FAT32 and Linux with FAT32 > > : support. Right now I am using a boot disk to boot into Linux becasue I > > : wasn't sure (still not sure) if it is ok to let Linux control which OS > > : to boot to. > I'm looking for a solution to this problem myself. I ftp'd RHL 4.2 and > installed it to my Jaz drive and installed Lilo on the first HD's MBR. > When I rebooted, all I got got was a scrolling screen full of 0's and > 1's. I've installed Slackware and during the install you're given the > option of creating a bootdisk, RHL doesn't. Can anyone tell me how to fix > this? Win95 OSR2(95b) doesn't support dual booting, I guess I've found > out too late. I have NT4 server srvpc3, W95 osr2, RedHat 4.2 and a 60 meg Linux swap all on the same 2 gig HD but each has it's own personal 'primary' partition. During the installation of RedHat 4.2, you are given the opportunity of booting off a floppy by installing lilo to a floppy - I recommend this because NT4 can get very picky about sharing an MBR with non MS products and Windows 95 and DOS do no like more than one primary partition. I also boot Slackware 3.2 (on the second 2 gig HD) off a floppy using 'loadlin', which is also created during installation; just skip by the entire lilo menu after making your 'loadlin' floppy. Booting from floppies also permits a limited amount of security from casual snooping at work. Hope this helps you out. Regards, Brian.