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Date:      Fri, 18 Jun 1999 16:29:39 -0400
From:      Dennis <dennis@etinc.com>
To:        Robert Nordier <rnordier@nordier.com>
Cc:        hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Dual boot with LINUX
Message-ID:  <199906182137.RAA06444@etinc.com>

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At 10:07 PM 6/18/99 +0200, you wrote:
>Dennis wrote:
> 
>> Can linux be booted using the freebsd boot manager? Lilo always seems to
>> want to install itself.
>
>Provided you install Linux in a primary fdisk partition (slice 1-4),
>it should work OK.  The RedHat default is to install to an extended
>fdisk partition, and we don't support booting from those.

Well the problem with *should* is that lilo installs itself whenever you
run it, and you have to run it to install a new kernel. So I was hoping to
find someone that has actually done it.

Dennis
>
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>Robert Nordier
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