Advice re: triple-booting with Knoppix after installing MS Win-98 and Redhat-9.0[fedora]

Mark Haney mark.haney at doctordirectory.com
Thu Mar 18 20:59:27 UTC 2004


Yeah you can switch to Lilo from Grub.  But I've never done that, I've 
gone the other way, from LILO to Grub.  It shouldn't be a huge issue to do 
that, there must be some FAQ's on it, but keep a RH boot disk handy if you 
need to blow away the MBR.

On Thu, 18 Mar 2004 12:52:44 -0800 (PST), Johnny Smith 
<opensource_powered at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Actually Mark I did use Grub when I installed Redhat
> 9.0....
>
> I get the impression that Debian/knoppix uses Lilo...
> is that correct?
>
> If so could I `somehow switch from Grub to Lilo in
> RH-9.0 or ?
>
>
> Johnny
>
>
>
> --- Mark Haney <mark.haney at doctordirectory.com> wrote:
>> Oooh 56K.  I feel for you.  Check the Knoppix FAQs
>> about doing an install
>> (if you haven't already).  My only concern is the
>> LILO stuff if you are
>> using GRUB.  Barring that, I see no real issues with
>> it.
>>
>> On Thu, 18 Mar 2004 12:41:10 -0800 (PST), Johnny
>> Smith
>> <opensource_powered at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> > hi Mark
>> >
>> > I have a 56k link and a net install of Debian
>> takes me
>> > about 2-2 1/2 days...  the Knoppix cd to harddrive
>> > install  takes about 20 minutes and judging by the
>> > results I've had on a couple of older boxes one
>> tends
>> > to get a nearly perfect install or Debian...that
>> way.
>> >
>> > Johnny
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > --- Mark Haney <mark.haney at doctordirectory.com>
>> wrote:
>> >> Why install Debian via Knoppix?  Why not just
>> >> install Debian straight up?
>> >> While I've never done it that way, I don't see
>> any
>> >> major issues with going
>> >> that route.
>> >>
>> >> On Thu, 18 Mar 2004 12:31:26 -0800 (PST), Johnny
>> >> Smith
>> >> <opensource_powered at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > I have a machine with MS Win-98 and Redhat 9.0
>> on
>> >> it
>> >> >  and I'd like to add Debian
>> >> > [ using a Knoppix cd/Harddrive install
>> procedure].
>> >> >
>> >> > Has anyone here done this?
>> >> >
>> >> > What should my concerns be?
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks in advance for any advice you can give
>> me.
>> >> >
>> >> > johnny
>> >> >
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