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Old 12-30-2002, 01:02 PM   #1
chingasman
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Slackware


does slackware support dual booting? I'm too lazy to dive into the documentation as of this point.
 
Old 12-30-2002, 03:02 PM   #2
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short answer: yes.
long answer: Slackware provides lilo. lilo supports dual/triple/whatever booting. Much asked, often answered. In general, it's not the distribution that supports or doesn't support dual booting, it's the boot loader. WinXP (WinNT) has a boot loader that allows booting into alternate OS's. You're just going to have to make the plunge into the documents, decide based on your needs what you want to do and do it. :-)
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Old 12-31-2002, 05:12 AM   #3
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example lilo
.....
# LILO configuration file
# generated by 'liloconfig'
#
# Start LILO global section
boot = /dev/hda
#compact # faster, but won't work on all systems.
#delay = 300
prompt
timeout = 300
# Normal VGA console
vga = normal
# VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x64k
..... whole bunch of crap .......
# ramdisk = 0 # paranoia setting
# End LILO global section
# Linux bootable partition config begins
image = /vmlinuz
root = /dev/hda2
label = Linux
read-only
image = /vmlinuz.bk
root = /dev/hda2
label = Linux-backup
read-only
# Non-UMSDOS filesystems should be mounted read-only for checking
# Linux bootable partition config ends
# DOS bootable partition config begins
other = /dev/hda3
label = windows
table = /dev/hda
# DOS bootable partition config ends
 
Old 12-31-2002, 10:58 AM   #4
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from my limited but growing experience using mandrake i didn't have any luck with the lilo and win2k. grub was seemless though.

nobody mentions grub from what i read here and there about topics like this. why is that? curious.

time to get some slackware docs. damn it now i have to educate myself....

this linux stuffs is addicting.
 
Old 01-05-2003, 08:09 PM   #5
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very addicting

Can anyone tell me what is so great about slack? I also hear that it basically comes with hax0r toolz? is this true?
 
Old 01-05-2003, 09:57 PM   #6
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Re: very addicting

Quote:
Originally posted by wldkos
Can anyone tell me what is so great about slack? I also hear that it basically comes with hax0r toolz? is this true?
It would, but not in your case. I suppose you're more on the lookout for cracking tools, but as always, education will get you further than simple tools. When you can write the tools yourself then you'll be able to use any distro to do your |-|/\><0|31|\|6 .
 
Old 01-05-2003, 10:38 PM   #7
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understood

That is understood about anything really. I just hear alot about linux and then linux slack, so i wanted to know how good it was, all i like is stability, meaning not windows which is right now crashing on me cuz i have left this computer on for a week with no restart. Wow, and you would think that machine's dont get tired... or is it the software?
 
Old 01-06-2003, 03:22 PM   #8
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When it comes to stability, Slackware is pretty darn stable. I have two systems: one multi-boot with WinXP and lots of Linux distros for playing around, and a second, low-grade machine running Slackware for file serving. I'm no guru by any means, but if I can get Slack running as a server, and have it run for literally months on end, with no problems, I bet anyone can.
As far as LILO/GRUB: from what I've read, and IMHO, LILO seems easier to work with (though the configuration files are extremely similar), and I've used it to build a boot menu for the machine with XP and 5 Linux distros, without a hitch.
 
Old 01-06-2003, 10:32 PM   #9
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nice

Yeah i used grub, with no problems at all, but when i learn the file system in linux i will play around with more distrobutions. But for now, i must learn, as you say.
 
  


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