iB::Topic::Frugal Install hdc

	Damn Small Linux :: Damn Small Linux Board The DSL Forums

» Welcome Guest
[ Log In :: Register ]

Damn Small Linux Board » Damn Small Linux » HD Install » Frugal Install hdc

		Mini-ITX Boards Sale, Fanless BareBones Mini-ITX, Bootable 1G DSL USBs, 533MHz Fanless PC <-- SALE $200 each!
		Get The Official Damn Small Linux Book. DSL Market , Great VPS hosting provided by Tektonic

[ Track this topic :: Email this topic :: Print this topic ]

Topic: Frugal Install hdc

< Next Oldest | Next Newest >

joeo

Group: Members
Posts: 32
Joined: Mar. 2006

Posted: Mar. 10 2006,17:13

I have an old Pentium Pro 200 and I am running DLS 2.2b with a floppy boot. I would like to do a frugal install. It has 2 disk drives. /dev/hda and /dev/hdc. (no hdb).
hda1 has Win ME and I want to keep it there.
I read the howto and it stated that the frugal install MUST be on /dev/hda. Is this true?

Thank you for your help!

--------------
Best Regards,

Joe O

mikshaw

Group: Members
Posts: 4856
Joined: July 2004

Posted: Mar. 10 2006,18:44

I don't believe it needs to be. Perhaps that's the only way to install it using the frugal install script, but it obviously will still work on other partitions considering the same frugal system can be setup on a pendrive or run from a virtual drive.
The one thing I'd be cautious about is how the bootloader is installed...it may need to be installed and configured manually if you can't use the install script.

--------------
http://www.tldp.org/LDP/intro-linux/html/index.html

joeo

Group: Members
Posts: 32
Joined: Mar. 2006

Posted: Mar. 10 2006,20:38

I did the frugal install with grub. Eveything looked good. It asked if I had windows on hda1 and I said yes.

When I boot, it goes right into Win ME. Any help will be appreciated!

--------------
Best Regards,

Joe O