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Greg Webster (greg@gadgeteer.net)
Sun, 26 Sep 1999 12:08:13 -0700
At 10:36 AM 9/26/99 -0700, Brian Edmonds wrote:
>When setting up dual boot systems, I always use lilo in the MBR, and add
>an entry for the second OS to boot from LILO. That's a bit hard to
>explain though, so it might be easier if you got OpenLinux to make a new
>boot disk for you (it does have such an option, no?), then peruse the
>LILO docs at your leisure.
Your advice solved much of the problems...it was actually much quicker for
me to reinstall OpenLinux over again with MBR booting with LILO than try to
mess with boot disk creation etc.
My mouse now works, dual boot works like a charm, still no net access.
While booting it does say that it loads the ne2k drivers for my card, I
selected the card directly and all seems well there, at least the OS isn't
complaining. But it looks like there is no route out of that card to get to
my gateway machine (which has been running my home network with Slackware
for many months). Suggestions? I'm at a bit of a loss. I remember a command
regarding adding a route from a long while back, a refresher would be good.
Thanks,
Greg
>> I do not know if this is because the bootdisk doesn't have support for
>> my network card or not
>
>I'd say there's a pretty good chance of that if it's an older disk. You
>need to get OpenLinux to make you a boot disk, then everything should
>work (assuming you've set the ethernet device in the appropriate admin
>dialog box). That should take care of the mouse too.
Greg Webster - http://www.geekrights.org
Email: greg@gadgeteer.net geek@geekrights.org
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