[techtalk] Yet Another Installation Question

[Kath]

LILO needs to write to the MBR of the first drive.  Bad thing to confuse it
by swapping one drive in and out, IMO at least (I don't have first hand
experience with it, just making a guess).

- Kath

----- Original Message -----
From: <wny-tc at juno.com>
To: <techtalk at linuxchix.org>
Sent: Friday, May 18, 2001 4:51 PM
Subject: [techtalk] Yet Another Installation Question


> Hi again, Keith here in the Depths of the Great Bergen Swamp
>
> Working on the basis that there really aren't any stupid questions, here
> I go again...
>
> >From the earlier queries on installing my copy of Caldera Open Linux
> eDesktop 2.4, putting the whole package on a separate drive seems the way
> to go.  One drive for Window$98 and one for Linux.
>
> I have been cautioned to back up all of my data just in case, but why
> could I not unplug the IDE cable to the Win98 HD and do the install on
> the Linux HD?  Would I be opening a can of worms when I plug the cable
> back into the Win98 drive?
>
> One way or the other, I really want to get this package installed so my
> little brother (who gave it to me) will get off my case...
>
> Oh yeah, he's 30 and is complaining about getting "old".  I just laugh at
> him from the rarefied heights of AARP membership!
>
> 73, Wm. Keith Hibbert, WB2VUO, Technical  Coordinator, WNY Section, ARRL
> ARRL Life Member, President/Brockport Amateur Radio Klub
> Ph - 716.494.1239
> mailto:wb2vuo at arrl.net
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