[ale] Install on Fresh Machine - Opinions?

[JB Wells]

Jeffrey,

It is my experience that you should install Win 98
first, and the linux second (as the how-tos state). 
The reason is that Win 98 overwrites the boot sector
of your hard drive, and this messes with LILO.  

I tried doing the reverse and ended up having to use a
boot floppy to load linux.  I was able to use linload
temporarily but started to get kernel panics for no
obvious reason.  

JB


--- Jeffrey B Layton <jeffrey.b.layton at lmco.com>
wrote:
> Hello,
> 
>    I'm finally building my own box so my family
> can have the old one. I want to put Win98 on it
> to play some games (insert Boo's, Hiss's here).
> Should I install Win98 first, then install Linux and
> use Lilo to boot either? (This is what I've read
> on the web, but I wanted to get some opinions
> from the expers here).
>    Currently I use System Commander, which is
> just great, but I'd like to avoid the cost of buying
> another copy if I can help it.
> 
> TIA,
> 
> Jeff
> 
> 
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