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From: brando@uicsl.csl.uiuc.edu (Brandon Brown)
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Subject: Re: ISC dual boot
Message-ID: <1991Mar12.143356.260@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
Date: 12 Mar 91 14:33:56 GMT
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bill@bilver.uucp (Bill Vermillion) writes:

>In article <1991Mar4.141901.4772@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> brando@uicsl.csl.uiuc.edu (Brandon Brown) writes:
>>bill@polygen.uucp (Bill Poitras) writes:
> 
>(prior comments on vp.ix drive access deleted)

> 
>>Well as far as on power-up I believe someone posted a small little "boot menu"
>>for ISC to boot either to DOS or Unix on the initial boot, but I wouldn't
>>recommend it, unless you really switch between the two alot. I would use the`
>>"fdisk" commands on both Unix and DOS to switch between the two.

>Well I would surely recommend >AGAINST< fooling with the fdisk.  I have
>seen systems get wiped out with this.  Some systems furnish a dual boot, if
>not get the one posted here, or do the following (which I recommend to all
>those I work for who don't want/have the  dual boot option.

How would simply changing the active partition wipe the disk? Unless you
delete the partition, what harm could you possibly inflict?

>I have never had problem with the dual boot.

I have never had a problem with "fdisk".


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