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Message from Steven
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monz wrote:
>
> I can only boot BasicLinux from the floppy,
> and have to keep changing the active status of
> /dev/hda1 and /dev/hda6
> to boot Windows 95 or BasicLinux.

Let's see if I understand it correctly:
You want to dual boot your computer?
Sometimes Windows 95 and sometimes BL3?

The solution I recommend is loadlin.exe.  
It boots Linux from DOS.  You can also boot 
Windows 95 from DOS (by executing win).

Configure your computer to boot to a DOS menu.
Create two (or more options):
(1) win
(2) loadlin zimage root=/dev/hda6 rw

You will need a copy of loadlin.exe (available 
in the DOS version of BL3) and probably want 
to create a separate directory for zimage, 
loadlin.exe and perhaps a boot.bat (to hold 
the loadlin line).

If you decide to use this method, I would be 
happy to help you with the details. 

Cheers,
Steven