win98,xp,win.net &linux7.3 alltogether

dark_light · 08-20-2002, 04:21 PM

can i have win98,xp ,win.net and RH linux 7.3 alltogether and use Lilo or Grub as a boot loader to load them.
is it possible
if yes then what should be the sequence of installation.i.e what should be installed first and so on.
thanx

fool_inteligent · 08-20-2002, 05:02 PM

never dualbooted winnt with win98.(but you can)
but have dualbooted winnt ,win2k ,winxp and 2 versions of redhat linux together.
better to install winnt,winXP and linux, or win98,winXP and linux.
first install windows NT but dualbooting winNT with XP require any new service pack i think atleast service pack 5 for winxp.otherwise you may lose winnt.
and when you will install redhatlinux LILO will adjust them
then you will see 2 options
1.linux
2.dos
and in dos section you will see again 2 options of winnt or winxp.
and the best filesystem for this purpose is FAT16(also called FAT) not FAT32 or NTFS .
because you can install winnt only on NTFS version4 or FAT filesystem.so better choice is fat.
install winnt on your primary dos partition. called C in windows and /dev/hd?1 in linux.
and in extended make some partitions of fat filesystem for winxp or preserving data.and also make your linux partitions in this extended.

jetblackz · 08-20-2002, 07:22 PM

Don't know "win.net". If it's the next version of Windows, it won't run on regular PC.

Install in the order of 98, XP & Redhat.

wartstew · 08-20-2002, 11:47 PM

Start with Win98, then do XP, then RH. I havn't used RH in awhile, but their installer will probably find the other two Windows and allow you to set up boot options for them. I've always used lilo, but grub should do just fine as well. In the case with lilo, install the loader on the RH partition, NOT in the MBR ( let Windows keep this, as if you'll have a choice in the matter) then configure the active parition to be your RH partition. This way if something ever happens to RH, you simply change the active parition back to the XP patition and everything else will still work.

dark_light · 08-21-2002, 02:11 PM

well im talking about "windows.net"
how would i activate the partitions as Mr.Wat said
how these config be done?

MasterC · 08-21-2002, 08:54 PM

WTF is winbloze.net? Really, I am just curious... Thanks for any info, or possibly a link

purpleburple · 08-21-2002, 09:53 PM

win98 needs to be first partition i think ....