Shaun Everiss writes: > I was hoping to avoid a boot manager. Why? There's nothing particularly problematic about either grub or lilo. Are your hopes based on your experience of Windows? If so, you'll do well to recognize that your Windows experience is irrelevant, by and large. > At 03:31 p.m. 25/02/2005, you wrote: > >If, by "boot disk," you mean floppy diskette, the answer is "No, you > >can't." > > > >What kinds of problems would that solve anyway? You say "lots of > >problems," but I don't recall you named any. > > > >Shaun Everiss writes: > >> I have fedora core 3. > >> When I install it, instead of creating the boot manager could I have it on my hard disk but get it to create a boot disk during install so I could boot from it when I wanted to? > >> That would solve a lot of problems. > >> At 02:34 p.m. 25/02/2005, you wrote: > >> >I use a boot floppy to start linux when I want it. I got fedora core 2, > >> >should really upgrade to 3. I just use it in text mode, haven't figured out > >> >gnopernicus yet, since there's not necessarily the best docs on installing > >> >it. You partition your hard drive in two partitions, one for dos and > >> >windows, and one for linux. In my case, I use a separate hard drive, since I > >> >had one from before I upgraded my primary one. > >> > > >> >----- Original Message ----- > >> >From: "Shaun Everiss" <shaun.e@xxxxxxxxxx> > >> >To: <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx>; <blinuxlist@xxxxxxxxxx> > >> >Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 10:15 AM > >> >Subject: Fedora core 3 and oralux > >> > > >> > > >> >> Hi all > >> >> I am a new user. > >> >> I am currently need some ergent help. > >> >> I am required by my local university, or collage as you guys in us call it > >> >to use dos, linux and windows for a operating systems and programming paper. > >> >> I have been getting conflicting reports however on distrobutions. > >> >> One person someware else told me fedora core3 with gnopernicus, yasr, > >> >flite and openoffice are good. > >> >> At the same time I heard oralux is good. > >> >> And debian is good. > >> >> Obviously, I can't try all and I have a time constraoints before course > >> >starts, etc. > >> >> So whats best? > >> >> Take in mind I only have a slow connection and so have employed others to > >> >do the linux cd downloads. > >> >> Of those I have fedora core, and oralux. > >> >> I have no time to get debian. > >> >> I need to ask a few questions. > >> >> 1. What is a good boot manager. > >> >> 2. I know auralux does not right to ntfs but does fedora? > >> >> Is there a way I could have linux loaded on the same system as windows > >> >xp,? > >> >> And if possible Instead of using a boot manager could I bee able to start > >> >linux from a program group in windows, that is have something that would > >> >shutdown windows and start linux from windows. > >> >> For software I have everything. > >> >> IN this course I will also bee using dos. > >> >> Is it therefore easier to have a seperate machine for dos or is the > >> >windows xp console suffishient, or is it better to have a dos emulator from > >> >within linux and therefore whats best? > >> >> Now even if I choose fedora, and or auralux I will ergently need some > >> >tutorials for both systems, installation guides,etc. > >> >> Manuals for speech synths etc. > >> >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ > >> >> > >> >> Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >> >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > >> >> > >> > > >> >_______________________________________________ > >> > > >> >Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >> >https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> > >> Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > >-- > > > >Janina Sajka Phone: +1.202.494.7040 > >Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com > > > >Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) > >janina@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://a11y.org > > > >If Linux can't solve your computing problem, you need a different problem. > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > >Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list -- Janina Sajka Phone: +1.202.494.7040 Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) janina@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://a11y.org If Linux can't solve your computing problem, you need a different problem. _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list