>
> Yo-
>
> I just got a new hdd and I am having trouble with lilo. I have installed
> win95 on this drive which is currently located as master on the primary
> controller with the debian drive on slave. With the lilo.conf shown below
> my system gets to the LILO prompt, and I can press TAB and see both linux
> and win but if I choose "win" lilo runs again and then boots linux.
>
> boot=/dev/hda1
> root=/dev/hdb1
> compact
> install=/boot/boot.b
> map=/boot/map
> vga=normal
> delay=20
> image=/vmlinuz
> label=Linux
> append="mem=96m"
> read-only
>
> other=/dev/hda1
> label=win
> table=/dev/hda
>
> That's it. I have making root=/dev/hdb1 but then I get an error message
> from lilo that says, "Warning /dev/hdb is not on the first disk!"
>
> In summary, /dev/hda --> Win95
> /dev/hdb --> Debian
> /dev/hdc --> CD-ROM
>
You are getting there.... here is a revised lilo.conf which should work...
boot=/dev/hda - Must be MBR if using a second HDD
install=/boot/boot.b
map=/boot/map
compact
vga=normal
delay=20
default=??? - Want something to load automatically?
image=/vmlinuz
label=Linux
root=/dev/hdb1
append="mem=96m"
read-only
other=/dev/hda1
label=win
loader=/boot/chain.b - Lets lilo load dos partitions
table=/dev/hda
If you are going to use a second HDD, I think (cant remember exactly) that
the docs say that lilo HAS to be installed into the first HDD's MBR. (thats
why you got:
> That's it. I have making root=/dev/hdb1 but then I get an error message
> from lilo that says, "Warning /dev/hdb is not on the first disk!"
because the second HDD is never looked at to boot the system (normally) :)
I have mine set up similar to that, and it works fine... although my linux
partition is /dev/hda7.
The only reason I have it indented is to recognize the different boot
options. I added the default line because I load dos automatically, (to
initialize sound card IRQ/PORT etc) which is listed second in my lilo.conf.
If there is no default setting, the first entry is used (as you probably know)
Lastly, loader=/boot/chain.b is needed to enable lilo to boot the hda1
partition, I think thats how it works :)
Hope that helps.
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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