<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="SGML-Tools 1.0.9"> <TITLE>The Loadlin+Win95/98/ME mini-HOWTO: Getting started:</TITLE> <LINK HREF="Loadlin+Win95-98-ME-5.html" REL=next> <LINK HREF="Loadlin+Win95-98-ME-3.html" REL=previous> <LINK HREF="Loadlin+Win95-98-ME.html#toc4" REL=contents> </HEAD> <BODY> <A HREF="Loadlin+Win95-98-ME-5.html">Next</A> <A HREF="Loadlin+Win95-98-ME-3.html">Previous</A> <A HREF="Loadlin+Win95-98-ME.html#toc4">Contents</A> <HR> <H2><A NAME="s4">4. Getting started:</A></H2> <P> <P> <H2><A NAME="ss4.1">4.1 Step One:</A> </H2> <P>Edit (or create) <CODE>config.sys</CODE> on the root of Drive C. The contents should be similar to the following: <P> <BLOCKQUOTE><CODE> <HR> <PRE> [menu] menuitem=Linux, Mandrake Linux 7.2 menuitem=Win98, Windows 98 menucolor=15,1 menudefault=Win98, 10 [linux] [win98] </PRE> <HR> </CODE></BLOCKQUOTE> <P>If your system already has a <CODE>config.sys</CODE> file, put those contents under the <CODE>[win98]</CODE> section. The <CODE>[linux]</CODE> section is left blank intentionally. <P> <P> <H2><A NAME="ss4.2">4.2 Step Two:</A> </H2> <P> <P>Edit (or create) <CODE>autoexec.bat</CODE> on the root of Drive C. The contents should be similar to the following: <P> <BLOCKQUOTE><CODE> <HR> <PRE> goto %config% :linux call c:\linux.bat :win98 </PRE> <HR> </CODE></BLOCKQUOTE> <P>As above, if you aready have an <CODE>autoexec.bat</CODE> file, put those contents under the <CODE>:win98</CODE> section. <P> <H2><A NAME="ss4.3">4.3 Step Three:</A> </H2> <P>Create a file called: <CODE>linux.bat</CODE>. Putting it in the root of Drive C is as good as place as any (but it can go anywhere so long as you reference the path or location). The contents should be similar to the following: <P> <BLOCKQUOTE><CODE> <HR> <PRE> @echo off c:\loadlin c:\vmlinuz root=/dev/hda3 ro </PRE> <HR> </CODE></BLOCKQUOTE> <P>The above example assumes that <CODE>loadlin.exe</CODE> and <CODE>vmlinuz</CODE> are located in the root of Drive C (or C:\) and that linux is installed on the /dev/hda3 partition. Your configuration may be different. <P> <P>The important thing here is to make sure that loadlin and your linux kernel file are properly referenced. Finished! <P> <P>That should work for you, as that is how I have things set up on my system, which dual boots with Win98. <P> <HR> <A HREF="Loadlin+Win95-98-ME-5.html">Next</A> <A HREF="Loadlin+Win95-98-ME-3.html">Previous</A> <A HREF="Loadlin+Win95-98-ME.html#toc4">Contents</A> </BODY> </HTML>