[NTLUG:Discuss] installing redhat 6.1 on 2nd hard drive

[John M. Mauldin]

i didn't have enough knowledge to ask a question on this issue.
do you think i need to get pertition magic before i try to
install rh6.1 for the first time in the fashion i mentioned?

i know i sound like a baby, but i would hate to get involved in
an installation on my drive and accidently erase my windows 98
files on my first drive. that is my biggest worry.

i'm still thinking i should just take the first one offline and
install on the second drive by itself. but my original question
was if i do this, can i access the second drive if i put my main
windows drive back on line.

i was studying a little on the books i got with the program and
it looks like i can boot with just a floppy and select which
drive to start on, but i don't know.

john


-----Original Message-----
From: discuss-admin at ntlug.org [mailto:discuss-admin at ntlug.org]On
Behalf
Of Charles Jacobus
Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2000 5:47 PM
To: discuss at ntlug.org
Cc: Brian Koontz
Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] installing redhat 6.1 on 2nd hard
drive


Haven't seen any mention of LILO or Partition Magic or whatever
in this
exchange of info. Doesn't that come into play here? Won't there
have to be a
start-up choice program?
Chuck J.
----- Original Message -----
From: John M. Mauldin <johnm at flash.net>
To: <discuss at ntlug.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2000 1:15 PM
Subject: [NTLUG:Discuss] installing redhat 6.1 on 2nd hard drive


> ok here is a rank beginner question.
>
> just got redhat 6.1 and want to know if i have one harddrive
with
> windows 98 on it and another that is empty can i install
without
> a whole lotta trouble the redhat on the second drive without
> disturbing my windows 98 system?
>
> what i think may be best is to take my 98 drive offline and
then
> install the linux on the smaller drive but am not sure if this
is
> smart. if i put the main drive back on line after installing in
> this fashion will i be able to get to the linux program on the
> second drive?
>
> john
>
>
>
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