Hello Cameron,
Thursday, August 29, 2002, 4:20:42 AM, you textually orated:
>> > I have a linux box in our programmers area. This is really
>> going to
>> > be a test machine for them to test programms on diferent window's
>> > os's. It is setup with 4 primary partions. Linux 7.3
>> (2.4.18) is on the first /dev/hda1
>> > and I created 3 fat16 dos partions on /dev/hda2, /dev/hda3,
>> /dev/hda4. I
>> > would like with LILO to choose which partion will boot. Below is my
>> > lilo.conf file.
CDca> This info might be out of date, but...
CDca> As far as I know, dos-based windows (i.e. Win-9x) cannot support multiple
CDca> primary DOS partitions. How did you manage to create them?
CDca> LILO might be working, but perhaps the windows loader is resorting to what
CDca> it thinks is C:.
Coming in a little late here, so I hope I'm not missing something.
I don't know about out of date, but there are always workarounds.
DOS/WinXX require the "active" flag to be set on the partition to be able to
boot. Most boot loaders are capable of "switching" this at boot time so as
to fool the OS in question. So for example...
# LILO configuration file
#
# For example purposes only!
# Consult documentation or Google for more info.
boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
prompt
timeout=20
message=/boot/message
linear
default=linux
# Default Linux install
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.19-7.0.16
label=linux
read-only
root=/dev/hda11
# First DOS
other = /dev/hda1
label = DOS
table = /dev/hda
change
partition = /dev/hda1
activate # Make this one bootable
set = DOS_1_normal
partition = /dev/hda2
deactivate # Hide this one, DOS is picky
set = DOS_1_hidden
# Second DOS (reverse it)
other = /dev/hda1
label = Win9x
table = /dev/hda
change
partition = /dev/hda2
activate # Make this one bootable
set = DOS_1_normal
partition = /dev/hda1
deactivate # Hide this one, DOS is picky
set = DOS_1_hidden
You may have additional requirements.
Have fun,
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