10-21-2002
Hi,
Actually I don't understand what is the problem going on:
I have run three OS - Windows 98, Windows 2000, and Linux Mandrake 6.0 and I don't find any problem - accept when one of these OS crash - a bit headache, very hard to troubleshoot.
I also play with WinXP, and I found it has similiarity with Windows Me and WIndows 2000.
I just formated my PC running Linux Mandrake 6.0 with WIndows 98.
Now I am running Windows Me and Linux Red Hat 8.0 (latest) - no problem.
What I know is never choose auto-mounting as it will auto-remove your existing OS. If I am not mistaken, there are 3 choice - Automatic, Custom, Expert Mode to set up LInux Mandrake 6.0. Choose Custom or Expert Mode where you have to setup root and other directories according our requirement and so on. Make sure you choose the correct hardisk hda or hdb (for ide), then set up partitian for root (/), boot (/boot), swap (/swap), and so on depends on whether you are going to use as server, home or workstation.
This is not applicable to Linux Suse 6.0 as it doesn't support Gnub previously - something like System Commander where it allows you to choose multiple OS booting. I haven't try the new version of Linux Suse - no tiime. Maybe any one can share the differences between different Linux
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LEARN ABOUT OPENDARWIN
bootparams
BOOTPARAMS(5) BSD File Formats Manual BOOTPARAMS(5)
NAME
bootparams -- boot parameter database
SYNOPSIS
/etc/bootparams
DESCRIPTION
The bootparams file specifies the boot parameters that diskless clients may request when booting over the network. Each client supported by
this server must have an entry in the bootparams file containing the pathnames for its root and (optionally) swap areas.
Each line in the file (other than comment lines that begin with a #) specifies the client name followed by the pathnames that the client may
request by their logical names. The components of the line are delimited with blank or tab, and may be continued onto multiple lines with a
backslash.
For example:
dummy root=host:/export/dummy/root
swap=host:/export/dummy/swap
dump=host:/export/dummy/swap
When the client named "dummy" requests the pathname for its logical "root" it will be given the pathname ``host:/export/dummy/root'' as the
response to its RPC request. The "host:" component must be supplied.
FILES
/etc/bootparams default configuration file
SEE ALSO
bootparamd(8)
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