cannot install Redhat Linux

[Thomas Springer]

Mike McCarty aka "Fear Monger" wrote:

> Thomas Springer wrote:
> > 
> >>sorry the partition (for linux) name is /dev/hda4.
> >>
> >>
> 
> [snip great reply]
> 
> > ...three partitions is highly recommanded, though you could
> > also use a swapfile later for vm.
> 
> It might be worthwhile to put /home on its own partition, as
> well.

Correct.

> 
> >>Another question is how to set the double boot mode? It seems in the
> >>installation I set up this. But it just does not work at all.
> > 
> > 
> > ...didn't you install GRUB in MBR ?
> 
> That doesn't just work right out of the box for some of us.
> I had a gruesome task getting my machine to do that. I'd
> not install in the MBR right away. I'd put it into the
> first sector of /boot and lift it with dd, and use XP to do the
> multi-boot management between Windows and GRUB, and let
> GRUB do the multi-boot for Linux.
> 
> Later, it can be put into the MBR if necessary.
> 
> Actually, I'd use a boot floppy for a few boots to
> practice with GRUB and getting Linux up.

Yes.
Thanks for your reply.

I m p o s s i b l e  i s  n o t h i n g !

> > ...boot in rescue mode with distro-cd1 and let anaconda find linux.
> > Perhaps it's just necessary to install grub.
> 
> IMO, the easiest way to find out is to install GRUB on a floppy
> and try to boot from there, then put it into /boot and try
> to get XP to manage the multiboot.

That's great.

Last time I did that was in 2002. But it wasn't really necessary for
me. I'd never such problems with Grub/Lilo on Dell,Thinkpads... 

> But then, I'm a fear monger.
> 
> Mike
> --


Have no fear,
Thomas