Installing Linux on a second drive. (Was: [LBo] Opening > su)

[Anita Lewis]

Inade wrote:

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> Yes, you can install Linux on another drive than Windows.  It will be 
> hdb.  hda is the first (master) drive, hdb is the second (slave) 
> drive, hdc would be a third drive.  BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU TYPE THE NAMES.
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This is most likely true, because the cdrom is usually installed on the 
second ide as master.  But it is not always true.  I've had my cdrom 
installed on primary ide as slave which makes it hdb (as you said 
above--hdb is the second (slave) drive)  So it is possible that the 
second hard drive would not be hdb.  I know this is probably useless 
information, but it is something to be aware of as a possibility.

Anita