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    Installing Linux/LILO but keeping things intact on Lenovo notebook

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by dimm0k, May 27, 2010.

  1. dimm0k

    dimm0k Notebook Consultant

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    I'd like to install Slackware Linux with LILO on my new Lenovo notebook without disturbing the preloaded Windows 7 that's on the machine already. What I'm worried about is this hidden service partition that's required for the F11 recovery system. I would like to keep this intact and merely give me the option to dual boot using LILO. Is this possible? Does anyone have a sample LILO .conf file I can use?
     
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    theZoid Notebook Savant

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    During the Slackware set up it will give you the option of keeping all that on the hard drive....it won't disturb anything.
     
    theZoid, May 27, 2010
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