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- From: hpa@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (H. Peter Anvin N9ITP)
- Subject: Re: OS/2 and Linux ?
- Message-ID: <1992Jul31.132023.28809@news.acns.nwu.edu>
- Sender: usenet@news.acns.nwu.edu (Usenet on news.acns)
- Reply-To: hpa@nwu.edu (H. Peter Anvin)
- Organization: You must be kidding!
- References: <2845@ariel.its.unimelb.EDU.AU>
- Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 13:20:23 GMT
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- In article <2845@ariel.its.unimelb.EDU.AU> of comp.os.linux,
- dcb@mulka.ph.unimelb.edu.au (David Bell) writes:
- >
- > At the moment I have just installed Linux 0.96c
- > and have it booting from hard disk. I followed the recent
- > installation instructions and now have a problem.
- >
-
- There are two steps to installing Shoelace, one which involves
- /dev/hda[1234] and one which involves /dev/hda. DO NOT PERFORM THE SECOND
- STEP. The second step installs WiniBoot, which is redundant, since the
- OS/2 Boot Manager will do the same.
-
- If you have a copy of DOS 5.0, do the following:
-
- 1. Boot DOS 5.0 (from a floppy or HD doesn't matter)
- 2. Type "FDISK /MBR"
- 3. Reboot
-
- This will restore your master boot record to the original. You may need to
- re-update your Boot Manager information using OS/2 FDISK after this.
-
- > In other words it is like having TWO boot managers at start up
- > The Question is ?
- > How do I fix it so I only start with the OS/2 boot manager
- > and still be able to boot Linux without problems?
-
- See above. This will remove WiniBoot (the "Boot Manager" that comes with
- Shoelace), while leaving Shoelace itself (the program that bootstraps the
- Linux kernel) intact.
-
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