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Author: Jeff James
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Subject: XP/Linux dual boot
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<P>What about multiple Linux Distros ?&nbsp; I have RedHat 7.3, SuSE 8.0, and Slackware 7.0 which I would like to have installed on my Dell Optiplex GX150.&nbsp; I have two drives, one which is partitioned in two. All three partitions currently in DOS and around 10 GB.&nbsp; Will, for instance, RedHat LILO recognize all three Distros and allow me to choose which one to mount upon startup ?&nbsp; As it would with, let's say, one Linux Distro and a Windows OS ?</P>
<P>Thanks</P>
<P>Jeff James<BR><BR></P></DIV>
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<DIV></DIV>On Tuesday 11 June 2002 8:41 am, Nathan England wrote:
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<DIV></DIV>&gt; I would install XP in a fat32 partition. Don't use NTFS.
<DIV></DIV>&gt; As far as I know, you can't modify the fat32 partition that XP is on, or it
<DIV></DIV>&gt; will break it's crc consistency and it won't boot.
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<DIV></DIV>&gt; I don't know if that means the partition table in general or not.
<DIV></DIV>&gt; You might try getting a copy of partition magic 7 and use that.
<DIV></DIV>&gt; If you don't have it, I can loan you a copy of the rescue disks.
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<DIV></DIV>&gt; nathan
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<DIV></DIV>I use XP and SuSE 8.0 Professional and have Win XP using NTFS on half the
<DIV></DIV>drive and SuSE on the other half and as a dual boot system. Works fine!!
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