dual boot with Debian

[cotfessi]

I'm looking into a dual boot system... From what I've read this is what I have to do:

1. create the partitions:
/hde1 /boot 8mb
/hde2 /root 300mb
/hde3 /windows 1000mb
/hde4 /swap 512mb
/hde5 /usr rest

2. write the partitions out and restart with the win98 boot disk

3. format the windows partition and install windows98

4. when window is running, restart with my linux floppy.

5. continue with my linux install.....

This is where i need help!!!

will the debian potato install pick up that I have windows98 already on my machine or will I have to edit lilo.conf by hand?

thanks,
-cotfessi

[ 06 July 2001: Message edited by: cotfessi ]

[evulish]

You'll need to put it in lilo.conf by hand

something like:

other=/dev/hde3 #or whatever that partition was
label=Win98
loader=/boot/chain.b
table=/dev/hde

I THINK thats what it is...someone might want to check that

[Radar]

will the debian potato install pick up that I have windows98 already on my machine or will I have to edit lilo.conf by hand?

If windows is already on the drive, or on another drive altogether, cfdisk will recognize it. cfdisk will write the partition tables for everything, but you will have to edit lilo.conf in the part that says "other os". You may want to consult some of the dual boot NHF's for more details.