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Here a dumb question:

I know that Linux can be installed on a second primary partition and
one can use Lilo to boot between Linux & DOS/etc.

If I only have one primary partition and an extended partition with
say, 2 logical drives, can I install Linux in one of the logical
drives and then boot from it?

Ben

Quote:(Benedict Chong) writes:
> If I only have one primary partition and an extended partition with
> say, 2 logical drives, can I install Linux in one of the logical
> drives and then boot from it?

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It could have saved me a lot of effort if it was possible on a machine I
upgraded from Windows to Linux recently if I'd know how it done....

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Quote::(Benedict Chong) writes:

 You can, even if you keep your current partitioning scheme.  However,
you have to install LILO in the bootsector of the _extended_ partition
(i.e. the holder of the logical partition) and not in the boot sector
of the logical partition itself.

 For instance, suppose your hardisk has the following structure:

 hda1                   = DOS C:
  |
 hda2  ---- hda5        = DOS D:
        |
        |-- hda6        = linux root
        |
        --- hda7        = linux /users

 If you want to boot from hda6, do not install LILO into hda6's
bootsector, but into hda2's, and also make hda2 the active partition.

 This can for instance be done using the followin lilo.conf:

boot = /dev/hda2
compact
install = /boot/boot.b

image = /boot/zImage
  label = linux
  read-only
  root = /dev/hda6
  vga = normal
  ramdisk = 0

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