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FRANZ

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Posted: Sep. 07 2007,08:15

DSL has the possibility to run into the RAM. Is it possible make a dual boot in my hd with Win98 that I could choose start Win98 or DSL to run in RAM? I'm asking this because I don't want to need to use CD. DSL image could stay in a folder like /DSL and the sistem could running it into the RAM. Is it possible?

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Juanito

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Posted: Sep. 07 2007,08:54

Yes, it is possible by partitioning your hd and using the grub bootloader.

There are several threads on this and some details in the wiki.

FRANZ

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Posted: Sep. 07 2007,12:17

Hello Juanito,

Thanks for all your help. My knowledge about Linux is quite zero but DSL is so easy to use that a person like me could use it. But as I live in Windows world I'd like ask something based in this word:

Without making a new partition in my HD, is it possible to creat a folder in DOS and put there DSL to start it by DOS? For exemple, DSL would be in C:\DSL. When I boot my computer Lilo or Grub loader will ask me: Win98 or DSL? I would choose DSL and the sistem will be going to C:\DSL and put it into the RAM. Did you understand my question?

See you,

curaga

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Posted: Sep. 07 2007,14:19

Yes, you can put DSL into a folder instead of a partition. I think it's called manual frugal. Just make a similar structure to the hd as the cd has (top level directories KNOPPIX and boot) and copy all the stuff there. But rename /boot/isolinux to /boot/grub.

BTW no need to start DSL form dos, it starts directly from grub

Then boot the DSL cd, to install grub. Copy all grub's files from /usr/lib/grub/i386-pc/ into boot/grub of the hard disk. Then type these commands from a terminal

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sudo su
grub
root(hd0,1)
setup(hd0)
quit

Now you have grub installed to the HD, and just need to tweak menu.lst to your liking before you reboot.

PS: if you'd like an image in the background of grub, there's an extension *wink*

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FRANZ

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Posted: Sep. 07 2007,21:03

Hello Curaga,

I did what you told me but there was a problem with root (hd0,1). When I set up this command grub say that partition do not exist. I copied the directories KNOPPIX and boot and I renamed isolinux to grub. after this I restarted my computer and I booted the DSL cd to install grub and copied grub's files. My doubt is if I have to mantain de same structure in my hard disk like the DSL CD: C:boot\grub\usr\lib\grub\i386-pc\into boot\grub (I didn't do it). I only take the archives from usr/lib/grub/i386-pc/ and put directly int \grub.

Another doubt. How Grub knows that I want to run Windows or DSL? I need to make another configuration after that? And how Grup knows that I want to put it into the ram memory?

Thank you very much.

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