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============================================================================
Linux95 v1.0 (C) 1997 Kurt Fitzner (nexus@v-wave.com)
LOADLIN v1.6 (C) 1996 Hans Lermen (lermen@elserv.ffm.fgan.de)
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License or
(at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
You may have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
============================================================================
Linux is the best, but if you're like me, you've had to bow to the
sheer volume and types of software that just aren't available or
stable under Linux yet. So, you, like me, run Win95 when you need
to, quickly shedding Gate's virus at the first available opportunity,
and diving back into blissful REAL (ie: thunkless) 32 bit heaven.
Using a combination of Hans Lermen's Loadlin, Borland's Delphi
(Borland is the only good thing about Windows), and the excellent
Linux 95 logo created by Marc E. Christensen, I've written a quick
program that allows the Windows 95 user to boot Linux with style!
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Shipping List - Included in this .zip file:
Linux95.EXE - The Windows executable.
Linux.BAT - The DOS batch file. You propbably need to edit this - see below.
Linix.PIF - The .pif file that is used to cause Win95 to 'terminate and not
stay resident'.
Loadlin.EXE - Loadlin version 1.6. This is what actually loads Linux.
Readme.TXT - This file.
Copying - Terms under which my windows program, and everything else included
are distributed under. It's the GNU copyleft.
L95Src.ZIP - Borland Delphi source files for the windows part of this.
llquicks.trt - Quickstart file for Loadlin. READ THIS IF YOU ARE UNFAMILLIAR WITH LOADLIN.
llmanual.txt - Full manual for Loadlin. READ THIS IF YOU ARE UNFAMILLIAR WITH LOADLIN.
You will need to do the following to get it working:
1: Unzip this distribution into its own directory somewhere
(hopefully you've done this already).
2: Get a linux kernel onto one of your dos partitions
3: Edit the LINUX.BAT file so that it properly runs LOADLIN for your
kernel. I will give a few examples, but it is recommended you
read the help file that comes with LODLIN16 if you are at all
unsure.
ie: If you have Linux on the second partition on your 'D' drive, you could use
loadlin c:\vmlinuz root=/dev/hdb2 ro
ie: If you have Linux on an UMSDOS directory on your 'C' drive, you could use
loadlin c:\vmlinuz root=/dev/hda1 rw
NOTE: This is NOT the documentation for loadlin. I have included
that documentation in this distribution. *Read it!*
4: Make a shortcut on your desktop that points to Linux95.EXE,
placing it in a very prominant palce so that every other
application on the desktop may see it, and know that Linux is
"The Operating System", and that they are mere appendages to
the virus now foisting itself off as an OS (Ferengi print:
The above statement, and indeed most every other statement
in this file, is the oppinion of the author, and not meant
to be more than a statement of personal oppinion. Any legal
defamation either expressed, or implied, is specifically
disclaimed).
5: Run it....woo hoo!
Linux95.exe, Linux.BAT, and Linux.PIF need to be together in the same
directory. Loadlin.EXE and your kernel image can be anywhere you like,
so long as Linux.BAT is edited to reflect where they are. The rest of
the files can be turfed once you get it working to your liking.
Troubleshooting:
If Win95 termninates, and you get a few lines of text, and then
restarts, then you more than likely have a problem in your Linux.BAT
where it can't find Loadlin, or where Loadlin isn't being run properly.
READ THE DOCUMENTATION FOR LOADLIN!
If Win95 doesn't terminate, then Linux95.EXE may not be able to find
LINUX.PIF. Make sure it is in the same directory as Linux95.EXE, or
somewhere on your path (ie: in the Windows directory).
If you have DOS programs currently running when you run Linux95, then
you will get the standard "You must quit this program before you quit
windows" dialog. Also, if you have unsaved files in a windows program,
you will get 'Save file?' dialogs from those programs before Windows
terminates and Linux can load.
Credits (please read):
My part of this took about 2 minutes of coding, 5 minutes of net searching to
find the graphic I wanted, and 30 seconds of rescaling by photostyler. The REAL
work was done by:
Hans Lermen, author of Loadlin.
Marc E. Christensen who designed the Linux95 logo I used
Borland who put together a Windows application designer
('compiler' just doesn't cut it) the way it should be done.
Loadlin Sources:
The source code for Loadlin can be obtained from almost any Linux
site. Just stick 'lodlin16.zip' as a search work in INFOSEEK and
you will get lots of places. As a last resort, email me and I will
send it to you (nexus@v-wave.com).
Documentation notes:
I was going to make this a Word 6 .doc file (which is what Write or
Wordpad now uses) and include the Linux95 logo on the top, but wordpad
saved it as a 3 meg file. It compressed nicely, but I mean come on...
3 megs for a graphic that by itself saves to about a hundredth of that in
.bmp format.
Thank-you Microsoft for yet another winner.