Need Help w dual boot W98/Linux

From: Euneek (jdb666_at_coldmail.com)
Date: 10/27/03

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    Dual boot problem! Existing W98Se installation on hda. Installed
    RedHat 9 on hdb1, (swap file hdb2). Selected GRUB install to hdb1
    (boot). Copied hdb1 boot sector to floppy as filename linux.bin and
    copied it to c:\
    >From dual boot setup instructions I followed, expected to find
    (hidden) file C:\boot.ini but is not there. I suspect the instructions
    are for Win2k/ME/XP and that W98 does not use boot.ini?
    If I power up, machine boots up with W98. I can boot up Linux using
    boot floppy.
    Can someone advise how to setup GRUB so that I get a choice of which
    OS to boot on powerup?

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