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+<h1 class="SECT1"><a id="BOOTING-LOADLIN" name="BOOTING-LOADLIN">7.2 LOADLIN</a></h1>
+
+<p>The other booting option that comes with Slackware Linux is LOADLIN. LOADLIN is a DOS
+executable that can be used to start Linux from a running DOS system. It requires the
+Linux kernel to be on the DOS partition so that LOADLIN can load it and properly boot the
+system.</p>
+
+<p>During the installation process, LOADLIN will be copied to root's home directory as a
+.ZIP file. There is no automatic setup process for LOADLIN. You will need to copy the
+Linux kernel (typically <tt class="FILENAME">/boot/vmlinuz</tt>) and the LOADLIN file
+from root's home directory to the DOS partition.</p>
+
+<p>LOADLIN is useful if you would like to make a boot menu on your DOS partition. A menu
+could be added to your <tt class="FILENAME">AUTOEXEC.BAT</tt> file that would allow you
+to pick between Linux or DOS. A choice of Linux would run LOADLIN, thus booting your
+Slackware system. This <tt class="FILENAME">AUTOEXEC.BAT</tt> file under Windows 95 will
+provide a sufficient boot menu:</p>
+
+<table border="0" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" width="100%">
+<tr>
+<td>
+<pre class="PROGRAMLISTING">
+ @ECHO OFF
+ SET PROMPT=$P$G
+ SET PATH=C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND;C:\
+ CLS
+ ECHO Please Select Your Operating System:
+ ECHO.
+ ECHO [1] Slackware Linux
+ ECHO [2] Windows 95
+ ECHO.
+ CHOICE /C:12 "Selection? -&gt; "
+ IF ERRORLEVEL 2 GOTO WIN
+ IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO LINUX
+ :WIN
+ CLS
+ ECHO Starting Windows 95...
+ WIN
+ GOTO END
+ :LINUX
+ ECHO Starting Slackware Linux...
+ CD \LINUX
+ LOADLIN C:\LINUX\VMLINUZ ROOT=&lt;root partition device&gt; RO
+ GOTO END
+ :END
+</pre>
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+<p>You will want to specify your root partition as a Linux device name, like <tt
+class="FILENAME">/dev/hda2</tt> or something else. You can always use LOADLIN at the
+command line. You simply use it in the same manner as it is in the example above. The
+LOADLIN documentation comes with many examples on how to use it.</p>
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