Can I install Windows 98 in a new harddrive and still boot Windows 2k/Linux in another harddrive?

[rubbub]

I have a harddrive with Linux and W2k installed. I plan to add a new harddrive, install Windows 98 in it. Is it possible that I can boot all in this setup? How?

Thanks

 

[pancho619]

I'm in the same predicament, let me know if you find an answer. Thanks.


pancho

 

[jkdude]

yes, you can, but you need to have Win98 as your C drive, and the other OS's as the other drive.

Windows 98 always has to be on the C, don't ask me why...

 

[Priit]

What boot manager are you using, LILO ? Don't know about W2k, but linux should happily boot from any location, you just have to reconfigure LILO and probably fstab. Win9x is only able to boot from the first partition of the first HDD by default (he always tries to write boot sector there, too). I just wondering isn't it possible to fool Win9x with LILO, so that it would boot from anywhere (any drive, any partition)...

 

[UnixFreak]

Priit, I Love your system, that is sweet. Bet it runs Minix pretty good. A true tech-head indeed.

 

[UnixFreak]

BTW, you may only be able to run from a LILO from a bootdisk. I dont believe you can install LiLO to the MBR and have it jump to another HD. I would just set it up to run from a boot disk, and configure Lilo and fstab accordingly.
Win9x systems like to be on C in the first partition, I am sure win2k is no different.

 

[AKA]

Win98 doesnt have to be on C only certain Win98 files have to be, but you can install Win98 to any partition. My Win98 is on D

 

[rubbub]

Finally I got my wd 40GB HD from buy.com( ata100, 7200rpm for $133 if you care ). I did install Windows 98 in this HD and I can boot all my OSs of Windows 98, W2k and Linux, but I have to switch the boot from BIOS.

Following is the process:

Pre. Setup:

wd 18GB HD on IDE1, Master
Hitachi DVD-ROM on IDE2, Master

New Setup:

wd 18GB HD on IDE1, Master, I cannot put this one on another IDE channel, because Linux will complain.

wd 40GB HD on IDE2, Master,
Hitachi DVD-ROM on IDE2, Slave

During setup, unplug IDE1 cable, so I made sure the installation will not overwrite my 18GB HD.

Go to BIOS setup( I have ABIT BX2.0 ), change boot sequence to "D:..."; I think that "D:" is the second harddrive not the second logic drive. Then I installed Windows 98 as usual.

All in all, I have to go to BIOS to switch boot sequence to boot either from W2k/Linux or Windows 98.

I did try to setup Linux lilo table(/dev/hdc for my wd 40GB drive and /dev/hdc1 for Windows 98 c , but still cannot boot it. Anyway, I am pretty happy with my current configuration.

 

[jtshaw]

With a little imagination and a good adept skill at making LILO do what you want you can boot Linux/Win2k off the first drive and boot Win98 off the second....the trick is you have to use LILO's drive mapping ability to trick Win98 into thinking it is on the first drive on the system...it can be done, but it might take some tinkering. You pretty much have to install Win98 when it's harddrive is either the only one there or the first one in the system though.

 

[rubbub]

jtshaw:
You are right. After a little search on the web, I added following entries in my lilo.conf:

map-drive = 0x80
to = 0x81
map-drive = 0x81
to = 0x80

I can boot from all 3 OSs from Lilo, don't bother bios any more!

Thank you very much!

 

[danielshoes]

I have 2 hdd and four OS's installed:

1st - WinMe, Win2K and Linux
2nd - Win98SE

Try the free boot manager XOSL, at:

htttp://www.xosl.org

It is full featured. You can tweak boot options al all. It comes with a partition manager. Very, very cool!!!

PQ bootmagic never more!

Try it!!!

 

[Wik]

I used to have 3 OS on 3 hard drives on my server box. Red Hat,Win2K,and ME. I had to have Red Hat on the priamry then I had the 2k as Primary slave and ME secondary. I then just used the Bios to switch which drive to boot to. That way I could change out any OS if I needed without worrying about the MBR. My server box now just uses Win2K Adv server and I have another box running my Linux and my main machine has Win2K pro and I ditched ME.