Re: Using LILO on non-linux disk

2004-09-01 Thread Alvin Oga
hi ya david On Wed, 1 Sep 2004, David Baron wrote: > OK tried it. The results: > Go the lilo menu OK. Boot to Linux partition OK. Boot to Windows -- Goes to > the lilo menu again. whacky :-) but that's windoze 4u > So I -U'd. Now I get the bootmagic menu once more. Boot to linux -- get the

Re: Using LILO on non-linux disk

2004-09-01 Thread David Baron
On Wednesday 01 September 2004 17:21, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Can I use LILO directly, bypassing the bootmagic entirely--that is > > reference lilo.conf to the "c" disk "/dev/hdba" and when I boot, go > > directly to LILO > > "/dev/hdba" is bad ... something whacky ... > - you should

Re: Using LILO on non-linux disk

2004-09-01 Thread Alvin Oga
On Wed, 1 Sep 2004, David Baron wrote: > Right now, my "c" disk is a Win98 disk and my "d" disk has linux and windows > audio data partitions. I use bootmagic. If I choose linux, I get the LILO > screen which can boot my linux or do the windows, etc. > > Can I use LILO directly, bypassing the b

Re: Using Lilo to select different Kernels

2002-11-18 Thread Gary Hennigan
"Doug MacFarlane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [snip] > I'm in the process of learning to compile my own kernels, and since > I do everything the Debian way, i'll be a kpkg guy and build .debs > of my custom kernels, which will install in identical fashion, as > the prepackaged kernels. make-kpkg i

Re: Using Lilo to select different Kernels

2002-11-18 Thread sean finney
On Mon, Nov 18, 2002 at 06:57:54PM +, Doug MacFarlane wrote: > Is it possible to have multiple LILO entries to boot different kernels off > of the same /boot partition? yup. i highly recommend you look at the sample lilo.conf as well as reading the fine manpage lilo.conf(5). basically you wa

Re: using lilo to boot from floppy image?

2002-10-27 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Stephen Gran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002.10.26.0432 +0200]: > bzip it? Untested, untried, usual warnings . . . but I can't see why a > boot floppy image wouldn't be able to work. Isn't the standard bzImage > just a bzipped kernel image? sure. but i have a floppy disk image. there's a h

Re: using lilo to boot from floppy image?

2002-10-25 Thread Stephen Gran
This one time, at band camp, martin f krafft said: > also sprach Stephen Gran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002.10.24.2359 +0200]: > > Can you scp the file onto the box, and then point lilo or grub to the > > file? That's the only obvious thing I can think of, if you don't want > > to throw in a floppy dr

Re: [SPAM] Re: using lilo to boot from floppy image?

2002-10-25 Thread martin f krafft
l like so: From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [SPAM] Re: using lilo to boot from floppy image? Folder: /home/madduck/mail/madduck/new/1035497831.32203_1.seamus 3730 So I think that he has a configuration problem. The reply I sent to debian-user was that to the personal copy I received (despite Ma

Re: using lilo to boot from floppy image?

2002-10-25 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Stephen Gran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002.10.24.2359 +0200]: > Can you scp the file onto the box, and then point lilo or grub to the > file? That's the only obvious thing I can think of, if you don't want > to throw in a floppy drive (although they are only US $5 or $10 these > days . . .

Re: [SPAM] Re: using lilo to boot from floppy image?

2002-10-25 Thread Colin Watson
On Fri, Oct 25, 2002 at 11:41:45AM +0200, martin f krafft wrote: > why did you prefix the subject with [SPAM] ? He didn't. Must be your filters ... -- Colin Watson [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscrib

Re: [SPAM] Re: using lilo to boot from floppy image?

2002-10-25 Thread martin f krafft
why did you prefix the subject with [SPAM] ? also sprach Osamu Aoki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002.10.25.0016 +0200]: > 1) Burn CD-ROM with boot floppy image (Use 2.88 if you can) and boot from CD there is no CD-ROM or floppy in this machine. > 2) Boot MS-DOS and use syslinux or loadlin. > Floppy i

Re: using lilo to boot from floppy image?

2002-10-24 Thread Osamu Aoki
On Thu, Oct 24, 2002 at 10:37:22AM +0200, Martin F Krafft wrote: > I have a machine without a floppy, but a 1.4 Mb floppy image I created > with dd. Is there any way to make lilo (or grub) boot that so that > I don't need a floppy drive? few methods.. 1) Burn CD-ROM with boot floppy image (Use 2.

Re: using lilo to boot from floppy image?

2002-10-24 Thread Stephen Gran
This one time, at band camp, Martin F Krafft said: > I have a machine without a floppy, but a 1.4 Mb floppy image I created > with dd. Is there any way to make lilo (or grub) boot that so that > I don't need a floppy drive? > > Thanks! Can you scp the file onto the box, and then point lilo or grub

Re: Using LILO to boot Linux/Win98

2002-09-27 Thread Anand Parikh
I reinstalled Linux on HDB with HDA attached. Next I edited the /etc/lilo.conf file as suggested below. This worked!! and I can now boot both Win98 and Linux!! I guess by doing this it put LILO in the MBR of /dev/hda (Win98). There are ways suggested to go aroung reinstalling Linux but the above

Re: Using LILO to boot Linux/Win98

2002-09-27 Thread ben
On Friday 27 September 2002 01:10 am, ernst wrote: > Hi > > The part that contains 'lba32' is wery important when you use windoze, I > dont think windoze will boot at all without it. > for your edification: http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Large-Disk-HOWTO-5.html it should explain to you what lba32 is

Re: Using LILO to boot Linux/Win98

2002-09-27 Thread ernst
Hi The part that contains 'lba32' is wery important when you use windoze, I dont think windoze will boot at all without it. /ernst On Fri, 27 Sep 2002, Tom Massey wrote: > * Anand Parikh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-09-27 00:06]: > > > > I tried it with removing "table" but its the same problem

Re: Using LILO to boot Linux/Win98

2002-09-27 Thread ernst
Hi Table and tabel.anyway You say that you have tre paritions total, right? And linux is installed on the second partition on the first drive (hda). And then you have windoze on the first partition on the second harddrive(hdb) Then, let's say they are all primary partitions then you would g

Re: Using LILO to boot Linux/Win98

2002-09-26 Thread Anand Parikh
I reinstalled Linux on HD B with HD A attached. Next I edited the etc/lilo.conf file as shown below. This worked!! and I can now boot both Win98 and Linux! I guess it put LILO in the MBR of /dev/hda (Win98). There are ways suggested to go aroung reinstalling Linux but the above worked for me. Tha

Re: Using LILO to boot Linux/Win98

2002-09-26 Thread David P James
Heinrich Rebehn was roused into action on 09/26/02 09:46 and wrote: > Anand Parikh wrote: > >>Hi All, >> >>I am trying to set up LILO to boot Win98. I have the following setup: >>I have installed Linux on one HD (two partitions with Linux on 2nd part.), >>Win98 on a second HD (one partition). I c

Re: Using LILO to boot Linux/Win98

2002-09-26 Thread Alan Chandler
On Thursday 26 September 2002 4:49 pm, Anand Parikh wrote: > On booting up with Win98 on HDA and Linux on HDB it goes to Win98 without > any choice. Not sure what you mean - have you used the prompt timeout=50 type command (this prompts with all the possible boot options and waits 5 seconds

RE: Using LILO to boot Linux/Win98

2002-09-26 Thread David Sanders
[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 10:49 AM > To: Tom Massey > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Using LILO to boot Linux/Win98 > > > > I understand the lilo.conf file you suggested. Only problem is > that when I edit > the file with Linux on HDA

Re: Using LILO to boot Linux/Win98

2002-09-26 Thread Anand Parikh
I understand the lilo.conf file you suggested. Only problem is that when I edit the file with Linux on HDA, I have to uncomment the Win98 part, otherwise I get errors running "lilo". BTW, I have lba32. On booting up with Win98 on HDA and Linux on HDB it goes to Win98 without any choice. If I dis

Re: Using LILO to boot Linux/Win98

2002-09-26 Thread Gottfried Szing
On Thu, 2002-09-26 at 15:14, Tom Massey wrote: > * Anand Parikh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-09-26 22:49]: > > Next I set up the Linux HD as A (active) and Win98 HD as B (standby). > > I can boot up with Linux, but with Win98 the system just hangs, no error > > messages. How can I fix this problem? >

Re: Using LILO to boot Linux/Win98

2002-09-26 Thread Tom Massey
* Anand Parikh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-09-27 00:06]: > > I tried it with removing "table" but its the same problem with windoze. > If I want to try with Win98 on HDA and Linux on HDB, how do I put LILO > in the MBR of /dev/hda? > What should boot point to in that case? I think /etc/lilo.conf s

Re: Using LILO to boot Linux/Win98

2002-09-26 Thread Anand Parikh
I tried it with removing "table" but its the same problem with windoze. If I want to try with Win98 on HDA and Linux on HDB, how do I put LILO in the MBR of /dev/hda? What should boot point to in that case? BTW, it is table and not "tabel" in the file, otherwise I would have got errors when I ra

Re: Using LILO to boot Linux/Win98

2002-09-26 Thread Heinrich Rebehn
Anand Parikh wrote: > Hi All, > > I am trying to set up LILO to boot Win98. I have the following setup: > I have installed Linux on one HD (two partitions with Linux on 2nd part.), > Win98 on a second HD (one partition). I can boot up on both OS with one of the > HD connected as active. > Next I

Re: Using LILO to boot Linux/Win98

2002-09-26 Thread Tom Massey
* ernst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-09-26 23:25]: > I really don't think you'll need windoze on hda1, well...I know you don't. Interesting. I've never had Windows 95/98 run happily from anywhere but the first primary partition. Not that I've particularly tried; always seemed just easier to put it t

Re: Using LILO to boot Linux/Win98

2002-09-26 Thread ernst
Hi I really don't think you'll need windoze on hda1, well...I know you don't. I have done several tests and there is just the same where you put windoze, if the partition is first, middle or last. If it's primary or secondary doesn't matter either. But you are right in a way, it's most common t

Re: Using LILO to boot Linux/Win98

2002-09-26 Thread Ernst-Magne
Hi It all looks ok, but I don't know what you need "tabel=/dev/hdb" for in your win part of lilo. I have several systems with dualboot, but never used that one before, never seen it either:) Try to remove it, then run "lilo" and try boot up in windoze. /ernst On Thu, 26 Sep 2002, Anand Parikh

Re: Using LILO to boot Linux/Win98

2002-09-26 Thread Tom Massey
* Anand Parikh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-09-26 22:49]: > Next I set up the Linux HD as A (active) and Win98 HD as B (standby). > I can boot up with Linux, but with Win98 the system just hangs, no error > messages. How can I fix this problem? I think you'll find that Windows needs to be on the fir

Re: Using LILO to boot Win95 of /dev/hdb1?

1999-02-25 Thread mike shupp
Someobe here wrote: > > I've got two drives in a machine. One has Win95 on it, the other has WinNT > > and Linux. Using LILO, I can boot Linux and whichever Windows OS is on the > > first hard drive. I am unable, however, to boot the one on the second > > drive, hdb. > > > > My lilo.conf looks li

Re: Using LILO to boot Win95 of /dev/hdb1?

1999-02-25 Thread surak
> I've got two drives in a machine. One has Win95 on it, the other has WinNT > and Linux. Using LILO, I can boot Linux and whichever Windows OS is on the > first hard drive. I am unable, however, to boot the one on the second > drive, > hdb. > > My lilo.conf looks like: [snip] > other=/dev/hdb1

Re: Using LILO...

1997-04-30 Thread Max HYRE
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Dear Mr. Scheetz: Oh, goodie---now maybe I can pay back some of the help you've given in the past :-). The following assumes that your failure mode is that booting still puts you right into DOS with no indication that LILO ever runs. (I.e., you don't see

Re: Using LILO...

1997-04-30 Thread Rick Jones
Just put the MBR on hda. I don't believe the rest makes a difference since I use lilo to boot my kernel images from hdb3 using hda2 as root partition. I have a 2.5 MB partition (hdb3) that I mount as /kernel. This is to avoid the 1023 cylinder limit. My hdb is only 85 MB. The MBR has to be on