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<title>LILO mini-HOWTO
<author>Miroslav "Misko" Skoric,
<tt/skoric at eunet dot yu/
<date>v3.17, 2003-12-07
<date>v3.18, 2004-01-11
<abstract>
<nidx>linux loader windows nt 2000 boot laptop hp</nidx>
LILO is the most used <bf/Li/nux <bf/Lo/ader for the x86 flavour of
LILO is the most used <bf/Li/nux <bf/Lo/ader for the x86 flavor of
Linux; I'll call it Lilo rather than LILO here because I don't
appreciate uppercase. This file describes some typical Lilo
installations. It's intended as a supplement to the Lilo User's
@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ development.
<p>
If you compile a ``zImage'' kernel and it is too big to fit in half a
megabyte (this is commong with new 2.1 kernels), you should build a
megabyte (this is common with new 2.1 kernels), you should build a
``big zImage'' instead: ``<tt>make bzImage</tt>''. To boot a big
kernel image nothing special is needed, but you need version 18 or
newer of Lilo. If your installation is older, you should upgrade your
@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ to have both Linux and NT entries under Lilo menu:
<item>After you have successfully installed your NT, you will see that
it uses the whole hard disk or a specific partition of the hard
disk (depending on what you decided during the setup process).
So, it is advisible to 'shrink' the partition where NT resides
So, it is advisable to 'shrink' the partition where NT resides
in order to make some free space on the disk. Onto that free space
you will install your Linux. After you have your NT configured
and running, you have to boot your computer using a floppy
@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ to have both Linux and NT entries under Lilo menu:
available changes is to make your existing partition(s) smaller,
so to get some free space on the disk(s) for other purposes.
Although you are advised to make a backup before you make any
changes to the partitions, I usually practise to 'shrink' NT's
changes to the partitions, I usually practice to 'shrink' NT's
partition before I installed anything but NT itself (so, if
needed, a repetitive re-installation wouldn't be a problem).
Well, Partition Magic (or any other similar utility you are
@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ to have both Linux and NT entries under Lilo menu:
choose to have your 'shrinked' NT partition at the beginning
or at the end of your disk (I usually choose NT to be at the
beginning, so the ending part of the disk will become a 'free
space'). After the 'shrinkin' is finished, you may re-boot your
space'). After the 'shrinking' is finished, you may re-boot your
NT in order to check the new situation: you may use Windows
Explorer or Disk Administrator for that.
@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ install Lilo by invoking ``<tt>cd /mnt; chroot . sbin/lilo -C
The ``<tt>bios=</tt>'' directive in <tt>lilo.conf</tt> is used to tell
Lilo what the BIOS thinks of your devices. BIOS calls identify floppy
disks and hard drives with a number: 0x00 and 0x01 select the floppy
drives, 0x80 and the following numbers select hard disks (old BIOSes
drives, 0x80 and the following numbers select hard disks (old BIOS-es
can only access two disks). The meaning of ``<tt>bios = 0x80</tt> in
the previous sample file is therefore ``use 0x80 in your BIOS calls
for <tt>/dev/hdc</tt>''.
@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ and start : this is the first disk so it has number 0x80.
Then it's very simple, the BIOS follows the IDs.
<p>
By exemple :
By example :
<verb>
ID 0 -> boot -> 0x80
@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ SCSI devices IDs.
<p>
<sect1> How to swap linux and NT booting ?
<p>
Ok, but NT must be the first disk to boot, so i want it in 0x80, but i
OK, but NT must be the first disk to boot, so i want it in 0x80, but i
already have LILO and a full ext2 only drive on 0x80 and my NT drive is
in 0x83. How can i 'swap' linux and NT ?
This a very easy : you just have to tell BIOS that NT drive is now 0x80
@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ bytes.) So I have MS-DOS on a 350 MB partition <tt>/dev/hda1</tt> and
my Linux root on a 120 MB partition <tt>/dev/hda2</tt>.
<p>
<em>Hauke Laging <hauke@laging.de> and Bob Hall <bhall@hallfire.org>
<em>Hauke Laging (hauke@laging.de) and Bob Hall (bhall@hallfire.org)
have noticed a small mistake above, so they've suggested a MB to be
2**20 bytes rather than 2**10 bytes. Thanks for correction. In
addition, Hauke would like to learn more about what he called,
@ -1058,7 +1058,7 @@ procedure using HP's supplied installation CD's.
At the first moment, Linux setup complained that my Windows partition
"was too fragmented" and required me to reboot under Windows, run
the "defrag" utility, then restart the Mandrake Linux installation.
The defragmentation process have taken cca 1.5 hour to be completed!
The defragmentation process have taken cca. 1.5 hour to be completed!
When restarted the setup, it wanted to use 7.13 GB Windows partition,
instead of 20.80 GB. I chose to 'Use the free space'. Then it made partitions
for Linux: /dev/hda5 and /dev/hda7.
@ -1066,7 +1066,7 @@ for Linux: /dev/hda5 and /dev/hda7.
- for Vectra VL420 I used 'Custom disk partitioning' because there
I had two SCSI disks, one of them running Windows 2000 Server
already installed, and the other one I wanted to use entirely for a
Linux server. Btw, I wasn't sure what the option 'Erase entire disk'
Linux server. BTW, I wasn't sure what the option 'Erase entire disk'
would do during its next step (erase a whole disk or a partition?),
although it also may be the proper solution too. <em>DrakX</em>
recognized the two SCSI disks as <bf>sda</bf> and <bf>sdb</bf>
@ -1229,7 +1229,7 @@ name="Linux+WindowsNT"> mini-HOWTO.
<sect>Bibliography
<p>
2003-12-03
2004-01-11
<em>Notice: Folks, I often visit some (inter)national
ICT conferences all around Serbia and Montenegro,
@ -1245,10 +1245,10 @@ articles I have written, and the papers submitted to the
conferences until now.</em>
<p>
Case you want to re-publish or forward my volunteer paper
In case you want to re-publish or forward my volunteer paper
works to some journals or other public media around, you are
free to contact me. Some of my papers are written in Serbian
Cyrillic, some of them in English and some of them even
Cyrillic, some of them are in English and some of them even
combined!
<p>
@ -1338,6 +1338,11 @@ combined!
- "With rule and regulation improvements to the progress (2)"
proceedings, "TELFOR", Belgrade, Serbia, 2003.
- "XI Telekomunikacioni forum - TELFOR 2003", Info M, 8/2003.
- "Aktivnosti organizacije IEEE Computer Society - YU Chapter"
Info M, 8/2003.
</verb></tscreen>
<p>
@ -1355,7 +1360,7 @@ I invite their administrators to contact me in order to cooperate.
<p>
<sect1>Copyright
<p>
Copyright (c) 2003 by Miroslav
Copyright (c) 2004 by Miroslav
<url url="http://www.coil.com/~dsmith/thinkers/pic-misko.html"
name="Misko"> Skoric, YT7MPB.
<p>
@ -1393,9 +1398,9 @@ at regular intervals.
<p>
In addition to the Lilo docs, there are a number
of mini-howto's that can be useful for your needs.
All of them are called ``Linux+<em/foobarOS/'', for
some <em/foobarOS/, they deal with coexistence of
Linux and other operationg system(s). For example,
All of them are called ``Linux+<em/foobar-OS/'', for
some <em/foobar-OS/, they deal with coexistence of
Linux and other operating system(s). For example,
"NT OS Loader + Linux mini-HOWTO" by Bernd Reichert,
describes how to add an entry for Linux under existing
Windows NT Loader's menu. Next, you have
@ -1404,7 +1409,7 @@ name="Linux+WindowsNT"> mini-HOWTO by myself,
covering how to add an entry for NT
under existing Linux Lilo menu (more detailed than here).
Also, "Multiboot-with-LILO" describes how the various
Windows flavours can be made to coexist with Linux.
Windows flavors can be made to coexist with Linux.
<em>This mini-HOWTO would be improved from time
to time. If you think that the HOWTO on your
@ -1427,6 +1432,7 @@ Cameron Spitzer (cls@truffula.sj.ca.us)
Alessandro Rubini (rubini@linux.it)
Tony Harris (tony@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu)
Marc Tanguy (mtanguy@ens.uvsq.fr)
Dragomir Kalaba, a local Linux 'guru'
</verb></tscreen>
Any comments or suggestions can be mailed to my

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<title>Linux+WindowsNT mini-HOWTO
<author>Miroslav "Misko" Skoric,
<tt/skoric at eunet dot yu/
<date>v2.17, 2003-12-07
<date>v2.18, 2004-01-11
<abstract>
<nidx>linux loader windows nt 2000 boot laptop hp</nidx>
This mini-HOWTO covers some ways on how to install both Linux
@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ in order to get some free space for your further Linux' partitions.
(After a while, I recognized that 'shrinking' used partition
might not be needed. Actually, if you start from 'scratch', it
might be the best way to re-format your whole disk(s) using
<bf>FDISK</bf> command. You should make a DOS boot floppy diskete
<bf>FDISK</bf> command. You should make a DOS boot floppy diskette
where DOS commands FDISK and FORMAT have to be also copied.
More details later...)
@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary:
<item>After you have successfully installed your NT, you will see that
it uses the whole hard disk or a specific partition of the hard
disk (depending on what you decided during the setup process).
So, it is advisible to 'shrink' the partition where NT resides
So, it is advisable to 'shrink' the partition where NT resides
in order to make some free space on the disk. Onto that free space
you will install your Linux. After you have your NT configured
and running, you have to boot your computer using a floppy
@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary:
available changes is to make your existing partition(s) smaller,
so to get some free space on the disk(s) for other purposes.
Although you are advised to make a backup before you make any
changes to the partitions, I usually practise to 'shrink' NT's
changes to the partitions, I usually practice to 'shrink' NT's
partition(s) before I install anything else onto this NT (so, if
needed, a repetitive NT re-installation wouldn't be a problem).
Well, Partition Magic (or any other similar utility you are
@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary:
choose to have your 'shrinked' NT partition at the beginning
or at the end of your disk (I usually choose NT to be at the
beginning, so the ending part of the disk will become a 'free
space'). After the 'shrinkin' is finished, you may re-boot your
space'). After the 'shrinking' is finished, you may re-boot your
NT in order to check the new situation: you may use Windows
Explorer or Disk Administrator for that.
@ -359,8 +359,8 @@ Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary:
I've made another NT partition, that has been assigned as D: disk.
Both NTFS partitions are approximatelly 3 GB each and Linux setup
found them as /dev/hda1 and /dev/hda2 partitions. The rest free space
on the disk was cca 2 GB, where I have made the /root partition of
near 1.9 GB and /swapp part of cca 100 MB (/dev/hda3 and /dev/hda4
on the disk was cca. 2 GB, where I have made the /root partition of
near 1.9 GB and /swap part of cca. 100 MB (/dev/hda3 and /dev/hda4
respectively). Lilo went to the MBR and all has been running fine.
<p>
@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ process shouldn't change too much, if any.
<item>After you have successfully installed your NT, you will see that
it uses the whole hard disk or a specific partition of the hard
disk (depending on what you decided during the setup process).
So, it is advisible to 'shrink' the partition where NT resides
So, it is advisable to 'shrink' the partition where NT resides
in order to make some free space on the disk. Onto that free space
you will install your Linux. Well, you may also think of using
other disk(s) you have for Linux (so did I). That case, you
@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ process shouldn't change too much, if any.
available changes is to make your existing partition(s) smaller,
so you can get some free space on the disk(s) for other purposes.
Although you are advised to make a backup before you make any
changes with your partitions, I usually practise to 'shrink' NT's
changes with your partitions, I usually practice to 'shrink' NT's
partition <em>before</em> I install anything but NT itself (so, if
needed, a repetitive re-installation wouldn't be a problem).
Well, Partition Magic (or any other similar utility you are
@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ process shouldn't change too much, if any.
beginning, so the ending part of the disk will become a 'free
space'. I discovered some problems if the 'free space' is made
at the beginning of disk (later we'll talk about). So, after the
'shrinkin' is finished, you may re-boot your
'shrinking' is finished, you may re-boot your
NT in order to check the new situation: you may use Windows
Explorer or Disk Administrator for that. You will also note how
NT can 'see' all (other) disks you have in your machine (either
@ -549,13 +549,13 @@ process shouldn't change too much, if any.
one should become /dev/sda4. Following that idea, the first one logical
partition within the extended one was numbered as /dev/sda5 (in my
case, it was the /boot partition that physically was the first from
the beginning of the <bf/first/ hard disk). So, the /root and /swapp
the beginning of the <bf/first/ hard disk). So, the /root and /swap
partitions are /dev/sda6 and /dev/sda7 respectively. You may see a line
"root=/dev/sda6" telling you that. Once again, Lilo went to the MBR
and all has been running fine.
<p>
<item>Well, you may ask me: Ok, but what in a case I have several
<item>Well, you may ask me: OK, but what in a case I have several
hard disks installed in the machine? Good question. You see, I
myself have <em>four</em> SCSI disks and, of course, I tried to
install Linux on the 2nd one, next the 3rd and, finally, on the
@ -566,16 +566,16 @@ process shouldn't change too much, if any.
must be a problem with disks that are too "far" from the MBR that is
located at the beginning of the <bf/first/ hard disk. That's why
I suggest you to make them all (both NT and Linux) on your <bf/first/
disk. After having all of them running ok, there is no problem
disk. After having all of them running OK, there is no problem
to make other disks visible (and usable) by both operating
system. I hope your <bf/first/ disk is large enough to carry
both operating systems (NT needs at least cca 150 MB for itself,
both operating systems (NT needs at least cca. 150 MB for itself,
Linux depends on what you want to get: Gnome or KDE Workstations
are about 580 MB, but the Custom wants more than 1.4 GB). That
means the <bf/first/ hard disk of cca 2.4 GB should fit.
means the <bf/first/ hard disk of cca. 2.4 GB should fit.
<p>
<item>You may also ask me: Ok, but, could I 'shrink' my NT partition in
<item>You may also ask me: OK, but, could I 'shrink' my NT partition in
a way the 'free space' is made at the beginning of the disk? Well, I
remember I tried to do so and to install, at first, Gnome
Workstation (395 packages, 570 MB) there. During the setup, everything
@ -589,13 +589,13 @@ process shouldn't change too much, if any.
were numbered as if they were physically positioned <em>after</em> the
NT partition! In the other words, there I have got a 'funny' order:
/dev/sda5, /dev/sda6, /dev/sda7 and, finally, /dev/sda1. Looked like
the system was a bit confused. So I considered that it is advisible
the system was a bit confused. So I considered that it is advisable
to make the 'free space' <bf>after</bf> already existing NT
partition(s).
<p>
<item>Regarding two similar Linux images (differ in 'smp'). It is a server
hardware with a multi-processor support. The "inteligent" setup has
hardware with a multi-processor support. The "intelligent" setup has
inspected the hardware and offered me to have both 'multi' and 'uni'
processor functionality. Nevertheless, I still have only one CPU
there.
@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ process shouldn't change too much, if any.
<p>
<item>When the Win2000 installation is finished, you may re-install your
favourite applications and restore your data from the
favorite applications and restore your data from the
backup. You should then check if everything goes fine with your
new and old Windoze stuff :-)
@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ process shouldn't change too much, if any.
activated without boot diskette. Some Linux <em>gurus</em>
suggest to boot Linux from the installation CD, but I don't
know if it can help in case your system doesn't have
<em>bootable</em> CDROM drive, i.e. a modern motherboard's
<em>bootable</em> CD-ROM drive, i.e. a modern motherboard's
BIOS. Any comment here?
<p>
@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ process shouldn't change too much, if any.
<p>
<em>Notice: When I say 'beside Linux and Windows 98', I mean of
Linux and Windows 98 that <bf>already</bf> work together, so they were
installed earlier, <bf>before</bf> we made a decission to add
installed earlier, <bf>before</bf> we made a decision to add
Windows 2000. One of the machines I use at work, has both Linux
and Win98. They both load from under LILO menu.
</em>
@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ it was there for hibernation and/or diagnostics).
<p>
<item>After that, I tried to repeat a procedure that I have always
been very fond of: to make a couple of FAT partitions (cca 2037 MB)
been very fond of: to make a couple of FAT partitions (cca. 2037 MB)
where my NT and/or W2k would go. Don't ask me why I use that old
FAT format - it is just to be sure that any type of Windows setup
will recognize such a partition and, as well, to be sure that some
@ -800,14 +800,14 @@ time to insert Windows 2000 installation CD (once again, do not
use 2000's disks that have come with the computer). So, from
within NT running, I have installed 2000 onto the next partition
(actually, only the first part of the installation process starts
from under NT, but it is ok). When the process has finished, you
from under NT, but it is OK). When the process has finished, you
have two Windozes - on your first two partitions.
<p>
<item>Everything seems to be running ok, excepting the diagnostics.
<item>Everything seems to be running OK, excepting the diagnostics.
It should be activated with F10 at system boot <bf>if</bf> "restore"
CD's were used. Btw, NT's "restoration" finishes with even bigger
partition (cca 500 MB). And not only that: this partition seems to
CD's were used. BTW, NT's "restoration" finishes with even bigger
partition (cca. 500 MB). And not only that: this partition seems to
be a *primary* one. That means, you may end up with a shortage of
primary partitions, in case you intend to install several operating
systems. Anyway, I have decided that the diagnostics is not too much
@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ know when the boot floppy might be of help).
<p>
<item>Folks, in short, that was that. If everything goes fine, the
next system boot should take you into the Linux environment. Don't
be surprized when you don't see your beloved Windoze(s) boot
be surprised when you don't see your beloved Windoze(s) boot
loader(s) anymore. You just have to look into the another great
Linux document, called <url url="http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LILO.html"name="LILO"> mini-HOWTO. There you'll find more detailed information
about how <bf/LILO/ (<bf/Li/nux <bf/Lo/ader) works.
@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ either NT or 2000 may be booted. Well, for a next task, I wanted to
install Symantec's Norton System Works onto both Microsoft environments.
I did it successfully, but it seems that I have later entered a command
that resulted in changing something very important in the setup. In sum,
I have become not able to run both flavours of Windows properly. Looks
I have become not able to run both flavors of Windows properly. Looks
that it was the right time to re-install all the stuff again :-)
</em>
@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ know when that boot floppy might be useful).
<p>
<item>Folks, that was that - in short. If everything is fine, the
next system boot should take you into the Linux environment. Don't
be surprized when you don't see your beloved Windoze(s) boot
be surprised when you don't see your beloved Windoze(s) boot
loader(s) anymore. You just have to look into the another great
Linux document, called <url url="http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LILO.html"name="LILO"> mini-HOWTO. There you'll find more detailed information
about how <bf/LILO/ (<bf/Li/nux <bf/Lo/ader) works.
@ -956,9 +956,9 @@ has recognized the following partitions on the disk:
<p>
<item>Some more explanations, related to the tables above:
It is obvious that diagnostics partition, accompanied with
"restored" Windows 2000, is rather small - cca 15 MB (comparing
"restored" Windows 2000, is rather small - cca. 15 MB (comparing
to the partition, that is created with "restored" Windows NT, which
goes up to cca 500 MB). Regardless of that fact, it is a <bf>primary</bf>
goes up to cca. 500 MB). Regardless of that fact, it is a <bf>primary</bf>
one. That means you should be aware of how many primary partitions
you have in the system. I am not sure now, but that might be one of
the reasons for not having diagnostic tools available anymore,
@ -966,14 +966,14 @@ after completing all operating system installations.
<p>
Next, you may see that I have "shrinked" W2k's FAT32
partition to a smaller size (cca 7.5 gig), in order to
partition to a smaller size (cca. 7.5 gig), in order to
release enough free space for Linux.
<p>
I would suggest you to let Linux setup procedure to transform the
free space into Linux partitions. I mean, there's no need to prepare
the Linux partitions manually. As you can see from the tables,
it took cca 50 megs for the boot part, cca twice a physical RAM
it took cca. 50 megs for the boot part, cca. twice a physical RAM
(2 x 128 = 256 megs) for swap and the rest goes for other Linux parts.
Remaining free space was probably left after the conversions
of various file format systems.
@ -1112,7 +1112,7 @@ procedure, using HP's supplied installation CD's.
At the first moment, Linux setup complained that my Windows partition
"was too fragmented" and required me to reboot under Windows, run
the "defrag" utility, then restart the Mandrake Linux installation.
The defragmentation process have taken cca 1.5 hour to be completed!
The defragmentation process have taken cca. 1.5 hour to be completed!
When restarted the setup, it wanted to use 7.13 GB Windows partition,
instead of 20.80 GB. I chose to 'Use the free space'. Then it made partitions
for Linux: /dev/hda5 and /dev/hda7.
@ -1120,7 +1120,7 @@ for Linux: /dev/hda5 and /dev/hda7.
- for Vectra VL420 I used 'Custom disk partitioning' because there
I had two SCSI disks, one of them running Windows 2000 Server
already installed, and the other one I wanted to use entirely for a
Linux server. Btw, I wasn't sure what the option 'Erase entire disk'
Linux server. BTW, I wasn't sure what the option 'Erase entire disk'
would do during its next step (erase a whole disk or a partition?),
although it also may be the proper solution too. <em>DrakX</em>
recognized the two SCSI disks as <bf>sda</bf> and <bf>sdb</bf>
@ -1255,7 +1255,7 @@ It seems that <tt>/boot</tt> and <tt>/swap</tt> partitions are very similar in s
regardless the disk sizes, but <tt>/</tt> (root, home etc) partitions depend on
disk size. Note that at my 'laptop' box I used the same HD of 27.95 GB for both
Windows and Linux (for Windows 7.13 GB FAT32 of 27.95 GB available, the rest,
cca 20 GB for Linux).
cca. 20 GB for Linux).
At the 'server' box I have two HD's of 17.12 GB each, and I used Disk 0 (the 1st
one) entirely for Windows 2000 Server, and Disk 1 (the 2nd one) entirely for Linux.
@ -1284,7 +1284,7 @@ After choosing Login as different user (at laptop), or Logout (at server), what
appeared were the same screens as described in 'The first Mandrake Linux boot
screen' section.
Shoud you want to learn more about LILO (<bf/Li/nux <bf/Lo/ader), configurated to
Should you want to learn more about LILO (<bf/Li/nux <bf/Lo/ader), configured to
boot the systems in the examples above, you should refer to the
<url url="http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LILO.html" name="LILO"> mini-HOWTO.
@ -1343,8 +1343,8 @@ At the first moment, Linux setup complained that my Windows partition
the "defrag" utility, then restart the Mandrake Linux installation.
After defragmentation process was finished, I tried once again the
'Use the free space on the Windows partition' but it wanted just
to 'shrink' Windows partition from cca 30 gig to cca 28 gig. Then
I used Partition Magic software and tried to shrink it to cca 20 GB
to 'shrink' Windows partition from cca. 30 gig to cca. 28 gig. Then
I used Partition Magic software and tried to shrink it to cca. 20 GB
in order to get more free space for Linux.
Than I tried 'Custom disk partitioning', chose the first IDE disk
@ -1480,7 +1480,7 @@ It seems that <tt>/boot</tt> and <tt>/swap</tt> partitions are very similar in s
regardless the disk sizes, but <tt>/</tt> (root, home etc) partitions depend on disk
size. Note that at my 'client' box I used the same HD of 37.28 GB for both
Windows and Linux (for Windows 27.60 GB NTFS of 37.28 GB available, the rest,
cca 10 GB for Linux).
cca. 10 GB for Linux).
At the 'server' box I have two HD's of 17.12 GB each, and I used Disk 0 (the 1st
one) entirely for Windows 2000 Server, and Disk 1 (the 2nd one) entirely for Linux.
@ -1537,7 +1537,7 @@ What about the Ctrl-Alt-Del:
After choosing Login as different user what appeared were the same screen as
described in 'The first Mandrake Linux boot screen' section.
Shoud you want to learn more about LILO (<bf/Li/nux <bf/Lo/ader), configurated to
Should you want to learn more about LILO (<bf/Li/nux <bf/Lo/ader), configured to
boot the systems in the examples above, you should refer to the
<url url="http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LILO.html" name="LILO"> mini-HOWTO.
@ -1563,7 +1563,7 @@ The workstation-like installations do not offer a 'root' account to be used from
the graphical login window (I suppose that 'su' or 'sudo' actions are available
- I haven't tested them yet). That might be a problem in cases when a user
misconfigures his/her account and when the administrator has to login to the
system to fix that problem. At the moment, I am not sure how the admininistrator
system to fix that problem. At the moment, I am not sure how the administrator
could do that without having the 'root' login ability (perhaps using virtual text
consoles accessed with CTRL-ALT-F1, CTRL-ALT-F2 ... , then starting GUI
if needed, etc ...)
@ -1580,14 +1580,14 @@ are icons for CD and FD drives (although maybe not already being
storage is connected to the USB port, there is also an icon of an <em>sda</em>
(SCSI ?) USB storage available. On the other hand, in case of workstation/server
installations - there are no icons of those devices at all. It seems that the server
installation considers that is better to live withouth these devices in case of a
installation considers that is better to live without these devices in case of a
server :-) Any comments are welcomed.
<p>
Related to writing and testing HOWTO's. I prefer to write a 'howto' document
Related to writing and testing HOWTO's. I prefer to write a 'HOWTO' document
using a text editor and make it with a <tt>.sgml</tt> extension. Then I use the old,
good <tt>sgml2html</tt> tool to make HTML pages, in order to check how these
pages will look like. Well, that's ok under Red Hat 7.1 but under Mandrake 9.1 it
pages will look like. Well, that's OK under Red Hat 7.1 but under Mandrake 9.1 it
seems that I am not able to find the same tool. Any idea on that task?
@ -1595,7 +1595,7 @@ seems that I am not able to find the same tool. Any idea on that task?
<sect>Bibliography
<p>
2003-12-03
2004-01-11
<em>Notice: Folks, I often visit some (inter)national
ICT conferences all around Serbia and Montenegro,
@ -1611,10 +1611,10 @@ articles I have written, and the papers submitted to the
conferences until now.</em>
<p>
Case you want to re-publish or forward my volunteer paper
In case you want to re-publish or forward my volunteer paper
works to some journals or other public media around, you are
free to contact me. Some of my papers are written in Serbian
Cyrillic, some of them in English and some of them even
Cyrillic, some of them are in English and some of them even
combined!
<p>
@ -1704,6 +1704,11 @@ combined!
- "With rule and regulation improvements to the progress (2)"
proceedings, "TELFOR", Belgrade, Serbia, 2003.
- "XI Telekomunikacioni forum - TELFOR 2003", Info M, 8/2003.
- "Aktivnosti organizacije IEEE Computer Society - YU Chapter"
Info M, 8/2003.
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<p>
@ -1721,7 +1726,7 @@ I invite their administrators to contact me in order to cooperate.
<p>
<sect1>Copyright
<p>
Copyright (c) 2003 by Miroslav
Copyright (c) 2004 by Miroslav
<url url="http://www.coil.com/~dsmith/thinkers/pic-misko.html"
name="Misko"> Skoric, YT7MPB.
<p>
@ -1776,6 +1781,12 @@ by Bill Wohler, wohler@newt.com
v1.1, 19 February 1997
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Credit also goes to:
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Dragomir Kalaba, a local Linux 'guru'
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Any comments or suggestions can be mailed to my email address:
skoric at eunet dot yu