AUTHOR: Cedric de Wijs cedric.de.wijssofthomenet DATE: 2004-04-09 LICENSE: GNU Free Documentation License Version 1.2 SYNOPSIS: How to get from windows 98 to LFS without a complete reboot DESCRIPTION: This hint describes how to prepare your dual-boot system to reboot from windows 98 to LFS faster ATTACHMENTS: Loadlin 1.6c: (86K) http://suse.oregonstate.edu/projects/loadlin/loadlin-1.6/update-1.6c/loadlin.exe.gz PREREQUISITES: This hint expect you to have a dual boot system with both windows 98 and LFS HINT: ================= TABLE OF CONTENTS ================= 1 Introduction 2 Required Files 3 Preparation 4 Installation 5 Usage =============== 1 Introduction =============== Linux can be loaded from windows 98. This hit explains how. ================= 2. REQUIRED FILES ================= Loadlin 1.6c: (9.5k) http://suse.oregonstate.edu/projects/loadlin/loadlin-1.6/update-1.6c/loadlin.exe.gz ============== 3. Preparation ============== -Copy loadlin, your kernel and /etc/lilo.cfg or /boot/grub/menu.lst to the root of your windows C-drive -Reboot to windows 98 ============= 4 Instalation ============= rename your kernel to something DOS understands i.e. bzimage make a batfile "linux.bat" containing something like this: loadlin bzmage root=/dev/hda4 ro change the root= parameter to match your situation. This, and the rest of your kernel options can be found in lilo.cfg or menu.lst right-click on it and choose create shortcut right-click on the shortcut and choose properties choose program-advanced and check MS-DOS mode drag the shortcut to your desktop ============== 5 Usage ============== Double-click on the icon on your desktop to reboot to linux ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: None yet CHANGELOG: [2004-04-09] * Initial release