Messages in this thread |  | | Subject | Re: Confirmation requested | Date | Wed, 08 Jan 1997 09:56:02 +0000 | From | David A Rusling <> |
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> > After trying in vain to get Linux running on my PC I have been advised that > > it can't be done - at least, not if I want to maintain a DOS partition on > > the same PC. I've been told that the boot sector hack that allows DOS to > > recognize a hard drive over 512 MB is incompatible with Linux. Is there > > really nothing I can do apart from investing in new hardware? > > You can always boot Linux from a floppy. >
Or you can boot from DOS using loadlin.exe (this is how I boot my Windows 95 box as I have the same problem with LILO/SCSI BIOS).
Dave
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