Windows 2000 and Linux (mandrake 7.2) question

[DocDoo]

Hey folks...

Well, I just installed Linux (Mandrake 7.2) on one of my hard drives. I am completely new to Linux mind you, but the install took less than 20 minutes 🙂

First thing I did was run Partition Magic 6 and created a Linux partition. Originally it was C: for Win2K (NTFS) and D: (fat32 for data. I resized C and D to make room for the Linux partition.

When installing Linux, I pointed the it to the new Linux partiton.... after it completed and rebooted, Linux started up (in KDE).

My question is, can I set up Linux to ask for what O/S to boot into (instead of always going to Linux). I thought that during the installation it would ask me about a "dual-boot-option."

I am not too worried in either case since I have "Ghosted" my Win2K partition just before....

Also, anyone know a way to get my intellimouse scroll wheel and extra buttons to work?

--TIA

 

[Pennstate]

didn't it ask you if you wanted to setup lilo? You might need to reinstall again. Choose customized this time.

 

[IamDavid]

You can install the Linux boot manager or Re-install the WinNT boot loader. Then edit either one to include the other OS boot option. I suggest using the WinNT bootloader.

 

[SUOrangeman]

NM. I'm too tred to figure out what I was going to write. 🙂

-SUO

 

[DocDoo]

Thanks for the tips guys....

But I was playing around with it this AM, and got dual-booting with 6 mouse clicks.... It was actually too easy. I thought Linux was tough 😉

What I did was:

Open DrakeConf>Tools for Booting>Configure LILO-GRUB... then I added my Windows partition to the entry!

After re-booting I presented with a GURB menu (Linux, Failsafe, Floppy, Windows).

It took me longer to type this then it was to set up (once I knew where it was).

BTW: I am not sure if it was easy because of Mandrake 7.2 or ....

Now I need to figure out how to see what services are running that I don't need (getting harder). I think I will start another Linux thread...