HELP NEEDED REGARDING INSTALLATION

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Hello Cue Nixians,

I would like somebody to help me with step by step instructions for
installation of the following .

I want to install Windows 98SE, Windows 2000, Linux 7.1 and QNX 6 RTP on the
same
20 GB hard disk but on different partitions.

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Start with linux installation (Linux 7.1 == RedHat I presume? ); during that
installation you will get the chance to make partitions. I would advise
something like this:

  1. fat32 (win98)
  2. ntfs (win2000)
  3. QNX
  4. extended with:
  5. linux /boot (must be under 1024 border)
  6. linux swap (128 Meg should do)
  7. linux /
    :sunglasses: FAT32 drive for programs/data/docs to be used in more then 1 OS.

Install win98 before you install win2000, and qnx at any time. Use lilo
(linux bootloader) to add partitions 1, 2, 3 and 5 to your boot menu. You
will probably need to make the bootdisk during linux install and use that
after installing all the Microsoft OS’s to boot from. As soon as you have a
command prompt: type lilo and press enter to restore what Microsoft just
destroyed for you :slight_smile:

Best regards,
Otto.

“Nikhil” <qnx@hotpop.com> wrote in message news:9mg81b$6rp$1@inn.qnx.com…

Hello Cue Nixians,

I would like somebody to help me with step by step instructions for
installation of the following .

I want to install Windows 98SE, Windows 2000, Linux 7.1 and QNX 6 RTP on
the
same
20 GB hard disk but on different partitions.

3

Otto Visser <otto@otvi.net> wrote in article <9mg97b$7k4$1@inn.qnx.com>…

Start with linux installation (Linux 7.1 == RedHat I presume? ); during that
installation you will get the chance to make partitions. I would advise
something like this:

  1. fat32 (win98)
  2. ntfs (win2000)
  3. QNX
  4. extended with:
  5. linux /boot (must be under 1024 border)
  6. linux swap (128 Meg should do)
  7. linux /
    :sunglasses: > FAT32 drive for programs/data/docs to be used in more then 1 OS.

Install win98 before you install win2000, and qnx at any time. Use lilo
(linux bootloader) to add partitions 1, 2, 3 and 5 to your boot menu. You

You can wish to select NT OS Loader (ntldr) from Win2k as your boot manager. You’ll need to write
boot sectors of your boot partitions to files and include these files in boot.ini file, section
[operation systems], format
C:\filename=“OS Prompt”
Use

mount -t dos /dev/fd0 /fs/fd-dos

dd if=/dev/hd0t79 of=/fs/fd0-dos/bootsect.qnx count=1 bs=512

under QNX in order to write QNX partition’s boot sector on floppy disk.
The dd command works in linux too :wink:

Regards,
Eduard.

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Maybe a small free tool as xosl (http://www.xosl.net/) could help you hide and show partitions.
regards, Thierry


ed1k wrote:

Otto Visser <> otto@otvi.net> > wrote in article <9mg97b$7k4$> 1@inn.qnx.com> >…
Start with linux installation (Linux 7.1 == RedHat I presume? ); during that
installation you will get the chance to make partitions. I would advise
something like this:

  1. fat32 (win98)
  2. ntfs (win2000)
  3. QNX
  4. extended with:
  5. linux /boot (must be under 1024 border)
  6. linux swap (128 Meg should do)
  7. linux /
    :sunglasses: > FAT32 drive for programs/data/docs to be used in more then 1 OS.

Install win98 before you install win2000, and qnx at any time. Use lilo
(linux bootloader) to add partitions 1, 2, 3 and 5 to your boot menu. You

You can wish to select NT OS Loader (ntldr) from Win2k as your boot manager. You’ll need to write
boot sectors of your boot partitions to files and include these files in boot.ini file, section
[operation systems], format
C:\filename=“OS Prompt”
Use

mount -t dos /dev/fd0 /fs/fd-dos

dd if=/dev/hd0t79 of=/fs/fd0-dos/bootsect.qnx count=1 bs=512

under QNX in order to write QNX partition’s boot sector on floppy disk.
The dd command works in linux too > :wink:

Regards,
Eduard.