new2lunar

[Shern, Benjamin J]

If you're really set on using floppies instead of adding linux
to ntldr/boot.ini or putting grub (or lilo) in the MBR,
look at http://syslinux.zytor.com/faq.php



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shern, Benjamin J 
> Sent: February 25, 2003 3:24 PM
> To: 'Lunar Linux Mailing List! (all are welcome)'
> Subject: RE: new2lunar
> 
> 
> The non-cdrom install is for machines with no cd installed at all,
> sounds like you have 2...
> I used the grub loader (I had to learn the grub syntax) and installed
> the boot record to the linux partition only, not the MBR.
> I then copied the boot record to my windows xp partition and use it
> as the primary bootloader.
> 
> Ben
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Shern, Benjamin J 
> > Sent: February 25, 2003 3:15 PM
> > To: 'Lunar Linux Mailing List! (all are welcome)'
> > Subject: RE: new2lunar
> > 
> > 
> > The lunar kernel provides a patch for geforce4 in the native
> > fb driver, but I had no luck with it.  It honked up the display
> > when I tried to load it.  The nvidia driver worked very well
> > and flashes an oh-so nifty logo on the screen as it loads.
> > Choose one or the other, but don't try to load both! =)
> > Ben
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Tom Nicholson [mailto:tomn at antelecom.net] 
> > > Sent: February 25, 2003 3:08 PM
> > > To: lunar at lunar-linux.org
> > > Subject: new2lunar
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Hi, I'd like to install Lunar to a hard disk partition and 
> > > have it boot from a 
> > > boot floppy (i.e., not write mbr to any hard disk). I 
> looked at the 
> > > instructions on installing from a non-cdrom system and it's 
> > > interesting but 
> > > I don't think I'm expert enough to 'get' the significance of 
> > > everything the 
> > > author is saying.
> > > 
> > > My system has
> > > primary e-ide controller: master, 40 gig NTFS; slave 15 gig as 2 
> > > partitions 8 gig FAT32; 7 gig unallocated.
> > > 
> > > secondary ide controller: master Pioneer DVR-104; slave CDWRITER 
> > > 3212.
> > > 
> > > Rest of system is 1 gig ram, Athlon 1800XP; nVidia nforce 
> > chipset MSI 
> > > motherboard.
> > > 
> > > Any help / tips appreciated. I know I'm in for an 
> > experience getting 
> > > networking going because nVidia keeps the specs to its 
> > > network adapter 
> > > proprietary and won't let the gpl community have it. They 
> > > provide a built 
> > > module nvnet.o. Also what to do with xfree? is there a 
> > > framebuffer driver 
> > > like in suse? or go to nvidia's geforce2 driver.
> > > 
> > > I'm really impressed with the concepts behind Lunar. I 
> > found it while 
> > > looking about the net trying to decide if I wanted to build 
> > a Debian 
> > > system or try a Linux from Scratch. I've tried major distros 
> > > and want to 
> > > move away from them because they're aiming more at IT depts 
> > for their 
> > > economic survival than desktops.
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > Tom
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
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