[ltp] 760XL with a BIG HD Problem

[James McKenzie]

James:

You might want to look at lilo.conf or grub.conf to see how they are 
constructed.  I don't know about using a CD as a boot device from one of 
them.  I do know that the device is /dev/hdc.  You should be able to use 
this as the boot device for the CD, as most CDs do not have 
partitioning, unless they are multi-session.

James McKenzie

James Knott wrote:

> Adam Southerland wrote:
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>>
>> Use the Parallel port as a NIC... Interesting Concept... Can 
>> Slackware do that with the supplied boot/root disks?
>
>
> No idea.
>
>>
>> How big is the partition? Doesn't matter - The smallest I tried was 
>> 25Mb... As long as the 10Gb Drive has a partition on it, MS products 
>> can't boot - Even from a Boot Disk! (I haven't ever seen this before)
>
>
> I don't recall the exact model, but I booted a ThinkPad of that 
> generation (76x) with an 8 MB drive.  It worked fine with OS/2.
>
> I wonder if it's possible to put Grub or Lilo on that drive and tell 
> it to boot from the CD?
>
> Also, is Slackware still available as floppy sets, so that you don't 
> need a CD to install?
>