suse 11.2 installed - want to add windows 98

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#1

I have a used PC that came pre-installed with
suse 11.2. Unfortunately, I do not have the
install disk to use in case of whatever…

I already know that when configuring a dual boot with Windows and Linux, it is recommended to install Windows first.

I do not have that luxury now as 11.2 is installed and GRUB is the boot loader.

Question is, if I boot the Windows 98 install disk on boot, how to not mess up GRUB and still add Windows 98 to GRUB menu?

One hard drive only here. 98gb free.

It seems that W98 install will overwrite GRUB in this situation - causing problems. Maybe not, I don’t really know for sure.

I just need to install windows 98 on the same hard drive and if possible, have suse and w98
visible on boot in GRUB…

#2

win98 is positively the worst OS ever. It will bork your bootloader and generally the whole machine.

#3

There. Now I got that off my chest.
Please post result of this from a su terminal

fdisk -l
#4

You know, I just remembered I don’t have to install W98. I just remembered I have XP Home.

Much better? I will reply in a few hours when I am at the PC with output from

fdisk -l

Thanks.

By the way, I will also have to add Windows NT Workstation later, in addition to XP and Suse 11.2.

#5

You really would have found it easier to have installed windows first. The prerequisite is windows must have a suitable primary partition to place it’s boot code. It is possible to install winders in a logical partition.

I’ll be crashing for the night here in the UK, but will look in again in 6hrs time.

Please be patient and of course there are loads of equally qualified folk here to help you.

We await your fdisk -l
:slight_smile:

#6

have you considered virtual machines?

have a look at Howto: Windows XP in both VM and native (View topic) • virtualbox.org

cheers
aztrix

#7

fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 120.1 GB, 120060444672 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14596 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xd0c4b2ef

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 13942 111989083+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 13943 14596 5253255 82 Linux swap / Solaris

#8

It’s possible to do but it’s not the way I would want to do it. To some extent it will depend how competent you feel you are at partitioning, resizing and editing config files?

Virtual box was mentioned. Have you ever tried it. For many, this is sufficient. Let me show you some info on it:

Using Virtual Box - Some Quick Tips - openSUSE Forums

Virtual Box (Sun Version) Install HowTo - openSUSE Forums

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Let me know what you want to do

#9

Thanks for the Virtual
Box tip.

The main reason I need to have Windoze
is so I can use a USB port for a device
that is not supported yet under Linux.

I checked and except for an Open Source
version, there IS USB support.

I think I am running openSUSE 11.2 (Solaris)

If that is the case, then it should support
USB.

Any further input appreciated.

Thanks.

#10

On 04/28/2010 12:46 PM, suse 2010 wrote:
>
> Thanks for the Virtual
> Box tip.
>
> The main reason I need to have Windoze
> is so I can use a USB port for a device
> that is not supported yet under Linux.
>
> I checked and except for an Open Source
> version, there IS USB support.

I use Windows XP in a VirtualBox VM to control a number of USB devices.
You need to use the full version of VB from Sun - the OSE version that
openSUSE distributes does not allow USB passthrough. When you set a USB
filter for the device in the VM, the host does not interact with it at all.

#11

I would have found it interesting to know what the device is.

But as already mentioned. VBox will do the job.

#12

On 04/28/2010 04:26 PM, caf4926 wrote:
>
> I would have found it interesting to know what the device is.
>
> But as already mentioned. VBox will do the job.

Mine is a Logitech Harmony Remote - a universal remote. The application
used to program it is web-based, but the local frontend only runs on
Windows.

I also pass through a number of thumb drives and I have also connected a
Netgear WG111V2 USB wireless stick and made a network connection that
way. I don’t remember why I did that - I usually connect the USB
wireless devices to Linux guests for testing.

I also have a Windows ME VM, but find it more troublesome as finding
graphics drivers for it are a problem. I ended up with 640x480
resolution with 16 colors. The resolution is OK, but that few colors suck.

#13

The USB device is the Magic Jack. Anyone here
hear of it? It works and they are claiming that very soon it will work with Linux. When I plug
it in the USB port and start Linux, it generates an interface that still does not work.

Comments?

#14

It’s worth a try I guess. It’s quick and easy to set up a virtual machine so just give it a go.
The device is basically becoming a SIP.

#15

I use Windows XP in a VirtualBox VM to control a number of USB devices.
You need to use the full version of VB from Sun - the OSE version that
openSUSE distributes does not allow USB passthrough. When you set a USB
filter for the device in the VM, the host does not interact with it at all.

Virtual Box’s download page contain a number of different downloads. I don’t see the full version of VB from Sun that you refer to. Could you please direct me to the correct version here?

#16

Linux_Downloads - VirtualBox

#17

I think if you download any of the binaries that is the one you want. I use the all distributions version and though I have never put it to the test the USB devices are in the device menu.

#18

Open a terminal and become su -

copy and paste this:

zypper ar -f http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/opensuse/11.2 virtualbox

Now this

zypper ref

accept the licence

Now

zypper in VirtualBox-3.1

Now do this:

Open YaST -> Security and Users -> UserManagement, and edit your user and add them to the vboxusers group. To do this, select your user name, click on Edit, switch to the Details tab and check the vboxusers check box.
Reboot.