From: Digest To: "OS/2GenAu Digest" Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2004 00:01:01 EST-10EDT,10,-1,0,7200,3,-1,0,7200,3600 Subject: [os2genau_digest] No. 829 Reply-To: X-List-Unsubscribe: www.os2site.com/list/ ************************************************** Wednesday 07 April 2004 Number 829 ************************************************** Subjects for today 1 Re: No. 828 : Greg Bruce **= Email 1 ==========================** Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2004 09:20:09 +1000 From: Greg Bruce Subject: Re: No. 828 Unrelated, but ..... Is there any tricks to installing say Win95 on C: Currently use IBM Bootmgr, with OS/2 on D: , C: is my recovery drive (OS/2) Digest wrote: >************************************************** >Tuesday 06 April 2004 > Number 828 >************************************************** > >Subjects for today > >1 Re: Advice re Boot Managers : Kev >2 The Graham Utilities for OS/2 and Windows, V3 : Chris Graham [WarpSpeed]" > >**= Email 1 ==========================** > >Date: Tue, 06 Apr 2004 23:43:07 +0000 >From: Kev >Subject: Re: Advice re Boot Managers > >David Shearer wrote: > > > >>I have recently been dabbling with Linux again - especially since I had to replace my 20G drive with an 80G >>drive - the 20G suddenly failed - it was only 2 yrs old what a bugger!! I also run WinXP and eCs (I use eCs >>about 90% of the time). >> >>I have been looking around for a decent boot manager. I tried grub which was installed from the Linux fedora >>distro, but when i dabbled with LVM in eCs it stuffed it up. >> >>I am now trying Airboot. It is fine and allows me to boot all os's. >> >>Does anyone use a different one or can recommend one to try? >> >>David >> >>PS I have used system commander 3.0 and 4.0 but they dont recognise my large drive properly now. IBM >>Boot manager is boring. >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > > >> >> >> >> >David, I used air-boot and found it quite stable and compatible. In >fact I had no failures with it. However, I had no failures with IBM's >boot manager either, so that's where I stayed. Why not stick with the >one you know best. You can (or at least I do) have a native DOS boot, a >Wintendo 98 boot, a Linux boot and 2 eCS boots currently all booting >happily from IBM's Boot Manager. And of course there's still room for >one more OS requiring a primary partition to boot from. Remember, only >DOS and Wintendo need primary partitions, plus the one more for >BootManager. I always boot eCS and Linux from logical drives. In fact >in my current setup they're both booting from logical drives on my >second physical drive. > >As for Linux, I'd STRONGLY recommend Mandrake if you're not overly >confident, or if you're as dopey as me, get a foot hold on Linux with >Lindows (www.lindows dot com) and then move up to Mandrake. Mandrake >installs LiLo by default (which I find quite acceptable, despite much >advice to the contrary), but it asks if you want it placed in the MBR or >in your Linux boot partition. Thus far I've stuck with it in the Linux >boot partition, but I'm going to give it a go one day in the MBR, which >will dispence with the need for BootManager. > >Keep playing with Linux - it's worth it. I found eCSv1.1 to be >hideously incompatible with my hardware (no video, sound or nic drivers) >and many instabilities and inconsistencies. (And I used OS/2 cum eCS >for 9 years). By starting with Lindows I now find myself becoming quite >comfortable with (Mandrake) Linux and it autodetects and supports ALL my >hardware (both old and new) right from initial install. I'd rank >Mandrake at least as easy an install as Wintendo, and MUCH easier than >eCSv1.1. > >Any'ow, good luck with it all >Kev Downes > > > > > >**= Email 2 ==========================** > >Date: Tue, 06 Apr 2004 23:52:10 +1000 (EST) >From: "Chris Graham [WarpSpeed]" >Subject: The Graham Utilities for OS/2 and Windows, V3 > >I've put together a little survey on the possibility of me producting a >Version 3 of my utilities for both OS/2 and Windows. > >I would greatly appreciate any comments that anyone would like to share >with me. It is totally anonymous. If you want to ask further questions, >then please email me. > >Please feel free to forward this email to any other OS/2 lists that I am >not aware of. > >If you would like to participate, then please visit: > >http://www.warpspeed dot com dot au/survey/survey.htm > >Thanks! > > >-Chris > >WarpSpeed Computers - The Graham Utilities for OS/2. >Voice: +61-3-9307-0344 Internet: chrisg at warpspeed dot com dot au >FAX: +61-3-9307-0633 Web Page: http://www.warpspeed dot com dot au >Postal: WarpSpeed Computers, PO Box 212, Brunswick, VIC 3056, AUSTRALIA > > > > > > > > [attachments have been removed] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------