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[Sindi Keesan <keesan AT iamjlamb.com>]

On Thu, 29 Jul 2004 3aoo-cvfd AT dea.spamcon.org wrote:

> Sindi Keesan wrote:
> > 
> > I would find it helpful if there were mention of which 
> > version of BL3 used loadlin or lilo to boot - presumably 
> > loadlin for the DOS loop version,
> 
> Yes.  That's why loadlin.exe is one of the files in the DOS package. 
> loadlin.exe is the way you boot Linux from DOS.
> 
> > what happens when you install either of them to hard drive?
> 
> The booting methods stay the same.  loadlin.exe for booting
> from DOS.  lilo for booting without DOS.
> 
> When you run install-to-hd, it tells you how to boot.  It 
> should be pretty clear from that whether you will be using
> loadlin.exe or lilo.

Is there some way to install from floppy disk and use loadlin?  My laptop 
computer is short of disk space.  I don't have room for a 15MB DOS loop 
version and also a linux partition of a reasonable size.  Can I put the 
kernel in a DOS partition and boot with it as in BL2?  Or does the lilo 
version offer a choice between DOS and linux?  I would prefer to boot 
linux from DOS as I tend to use DOS more, rather than needing to reboot to 
a boot manager.  Can the 2-floppy version be installed from DOS partition 
to linux partition without first making floppy disks?  The website did not 
give the details.  If you put a bit more info on installation methods 
there you might get fewer requests for explanations from people who don't 
know which version to download for what purpose.  

> 
> > A short mirrors list for SW3.x would be nice as it
> > is quite hard to find.  
> 
> Isn't there a list for that on the BL1 page?  Some of 
> the links are probably dead, but some should still work.

I think I was at the BL3 page, but maybe it was the BL2 page, that listed 
Slackware 7.1 mirrors and BL3 add-ons.  Perhaps you could also put that 
list at the BL3 page (for SW3.x).  ftp.slackware.com and 
ftp.planetmirror.com both still have SW3.3.

> 
> Cheers,
> Steven
> 
> 
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