1 AUTHOR: Cedric de Wijs cedric.de.wijs<at>softhome<dot>net
5 LICENSE: GNU Free Documentation License Version 1.2
7 SYNOPSIS: How to get from windows 98 to LFS without a complete reboot
10 This hint describes how to prepare your dual-boot system to reboot from windows 98 to LFS faster
14 http://suse.oregonstate.edu/projects/loadlin/loadlin-1.6/update-1.6c/loadlin.exe.gz
19 This hint expect you to have a dual boot system with both windows 98 and LFS
35 Linux can be loaded from windows 98. This hit explains how.
41 http://suse.oregonstate.edu/projects/loadlin/loadlin-1.6/update-1.6c/loadlin.exe.gz
46 -Copy loadlin, your kernel and /etc/lilo.cfg or /boot/grub/menu.lst to the root of your windows C-drive
52 rename your kernel to something DOS understands i.e. bzimage
53 make a batfile "linux.bat" containing something like this:
55 loadlin bzmage root=/dev/hda4 ro
57 change the root= parameter to match your situation.
58 This, and the rest of your kernel options can be found in lilo.cfg or menu.lst
60 right-click on it and choose create shortcut
61 right-click on the shortcut and choose properties
62 choose program-advanced and check MS-DOS mode
63 drag the shortcut to your desktop
68 Double-click on the icon on your desktop to reboot to linux