--- Davey Brain  wrote:
> Franklin wrote:
> > --- enorbet  wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >>from everybody elses since I don't know of one boot manager besides
> 
> >>IBM's ( and I've tried at least 6 or 8 not counting versions - IIRC
> 
> >>ECS's is basically IBM's ) that can boot OS/2. 
> > 
> > 
> > I have been using the LILO boot manager  installed by linux for 
> years
> > now to boot OS/2 and now ECS 1.1. I even have it default load ECS
> > unless I key press before it times out.
> > 
> > Franklin
> 
> I've used System Commander, airboot, BeOS Boot Manager, Lilo and Grub
> to 
> successfully boot both OS/2 BM & OS/2 2.X-eCS directly. In Lilo &
> Grub I 
> had problems and ended up having to change the name of the OS/2 BM as
> it 
> doesn't accept spaces in boot names: i.e. OS/2 Boot Manager had to be
> 
> changed to OS2BM or OS2_Boot_Man. Also to install OS/2 in a multiboot
> 
> situation usually required installing the OS/2 BM at least for the 
> install. After installation it no longer had to be used.
> WarpDavey

I just saved a primary partition by not installing BM (pre LVM) and
haven't changed with ECS. Installed windows first partition usually 1
gig. Then ECS next and finish up with Linux and set up LILO. 

Franklin



		
__________________________________
Do you Yahoo!?
Yahoo! Mail Address AutoComplete - You start. We finish.
http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail 


------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> 
Yahoo! Domains - Claim yours for only $14.70
http://us.click.yahoo.com/Z1wmxD/DREIAA/yQLSAA/9rHolB/TM
--------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 

 
Yahoo! Groups Links

 To visit your group on the web, go to:
     http://groups.yahoo.com/group/os2hardware/

 To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
     os2hardware-unsubscribe{at}yahoogroups.com

 Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
     http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
 


---