Re: CHAT: Debian

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 From: Roberto Suarez Soto <ask4it@...>
> On Sep/27/2002, Christophe Grandsire wrote:
> > I wonder if it's possible to have Linux
> > installed on another physical drive...
>         The problem would arise when booting. But
> if you install a boot manager like lilo (the
> default) or grub (yay!), there won't be any
> problems. Though this is really the part to be
> careful :-)
Another option (in Redhat and Mandrake, at least
-- there ends my experience) is that the
installer lets you make a Bootable Floppy, with
LILO (I think) and some other stuff. This allows
you to keep your Primary Master drive completely
free of any Linux.

Or (and quite an interesting idea), you could do
what my brother has done, which is use a Flash
card as your Linux boot volume. Near-zero boot
time. I haven't heard much about that project
though, since quite soon after he told me he was
going to try it. It may have fizzled and died.


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Pb

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