Slacketh

[deadly7]

This is me from my PC that slacks going to be dual-booted into.
I still need to
-Partition my HD
-Do the Bootdisk crap
-Do the Rootdisk crap


Oh yeah, did i mention my PC wasn't fast enough?
(400MHz [not 755 like I told yago. :|, 320mb RAM)

[Joe]

Dude, wtf are you talking about? Slackoff is just fine, and its a 266MHz with 80MB of RAM. The install took about 8 hours, but meh.

[deadly7]

:O I misread the site I think.
When it said 486 Processor I thought it meant speed, not the actual processor.
Now go away if you're not gonna help, joe.

[Quik]

You're going to have to learn a few things before you install another operating system, I suggest installing on a completely different harddrive. You're also going to have to either use LILO or Window's version, and LILO has been known to fail and mess up your WinXP system. I suggest making a floppy called BOOTDISK that will allow you to boot into Windows in the rare occurence that LILO doesn't go as promised.

[deadly7]

Any site(s) that I can get the files for said "BOOTDISK" for?

[Newby]

Partitioning the hard drive is easy.

Boot disk? You don't need a boot disk unless your hard drive sucks major cock. Just install LILO into the MBR and you should be fine.

LILO has been known to eat up Windows though, so eh.

Windows bootloader won't load Linux either (Good luck making it work!) so you'll have to use LILO/GRUB. I suggest LILO.

[Quik]

Nice show of knowledge, Newby. Try this on for size:

BOOTDISK floppy has a backup of the bootsect file, because you'll be editing yours.

Edit the bootsect file to include Linux after you install. Boot from floppy (BOOTDISK) which will boot you into Windows. This is where you edit that bootsect file, to allow you to boot into Linux and Windows. Hrm.

[Newby]

Windows bootloader won't load Linux either (Good luck making it work!) so you'll have to use LILO/GRUB. I suggest LILO.

Believe me, I tried to get it to work. I didn't feel like doing all the necessary work, though.

Plus, LILO is sexy.

[Quik]

less than 5 lines, works flawlessly. Not as good looking as LILO, but same functionality.

[deadly7]

You're going to have to learn a few things before you install another operating system, I suggest installing on a completely different harddrive. You're also going to have to either use LILO or Window's version, and LILO has been known to fail and mess up your WinXP system. I suggest making a floppy called BOOTDISK that will allow you to boot into Windows in the rare occurence that LILO doesn't go as promised.

I'll go to best buy and check out if they have any (cheap) and (low-GB) HD's. In the rare occurance they do, what would I name it? If you boot up, you get Windows... regardless of what's on drive #2.

Also, where can I get said files for Bootdisk?

[Quik]

Use the SEARCH function for "bootsect"

[Ergot]

I believe you will be prompted to make a bootdisk when you install Slackware.
You can also make a bootdisk by formatting a floppy in XP and check that one thing that says make bootdisk.
On other Windows, It should be in Add/Remove Programs -> Bootdisk or something like that.

Best Buy isn't a very good place to shop, but meh :/

[deadly7]

You can also make a bootdisk by formatting a floppy in XP and check that one thing that says make bootdisk.

I don't get it..?

Best Buy isn't a very good place to shop

No duh, but it's better than newegg cause I don't have a credit card and my parents won't pay for online stuff.

I didn't see BOOTSECT in all of windows. :\

[Quik]

I'll get you more specific directions when I have more time.

[Ergot]

It's like you stick a floppy in.. right click it in my computer, format.. then there should be something about making a boot disk..