RE: please..anyone dual boot linux w2k frustrations

2002-07-30 Thread Kevin Krieser
The BOOT.INI file in Windows maps where it expects to find certain files. And it includes partition and drive information in it. You have to edit this file even if just a partition before Windows changes on a single hard drive. In your case (I haven't tried this, adding another hard drive with W

RE: please..anyone dual boot linux w2k frustrations

2002-07-30 Thread loophole
you might need to recreate and re-install LILO. LI at bootup means 'LILO is f*cked up' :). Just to check if your win2k drive is still bootable, set your BIOS boot sequence to start from the second drive. For LILO, you might need to recheck the /etc/lilo.conf if you can boot into single or rescue

Re: please..anyone dual boot linux w2k frustrations

2002-07-29 Thread Christensen Tom
> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: please..anyone dual boot linux w2k frustrations >Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 13:15:21 +0700 > >On Tue, 30 Jul 2002 04:49:11 +, Tom wrote: > > > > >LI is LILO starting up. > >I don't

Re: please..anyone dual boot linux w2k frustrations

2002-07-29 Thread Kevin Myers
On Tue, 30 Jul 2002 04:49:11 +, Tom wrote: > >LI is LILO starting up. >I don't know exactly where it dies, but the letters correspond to sections >of the boot process. So, Lilo is dying after the second part of the boot >process. >[big snip, please don't overquote] Not quite, according

RE: please..anyone dual boot linux w2k frustrations

2002-07-29 Thread Christensen Tom
now how to read NTFS drives and so cannot boot a windows that is installed on an NTFS drive (I might be mistaken on that though, but in my experience that has proved correct). Tom >From: script this <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subj

RE: please..anyone dual boot linux w2k frustrations

2002-07-29 Thread script this
ginal Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > On Behalf Of Kevin Myers > Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 12:15 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: please..anyone dual boot linux w2k > frustrations > > On Sun, 28 Jul 2002 08:29:18 -0

RE: please..anyone dual boot linux w2k frustrations

2002-07-29 Thread script this
These lines take care of windoze need to be first: map-drive = 0x80 to = 0x81 map-drive = 0x81 to = 0x80 and this line actually takes care of the above lines, so including both would be the same as including neither i believe: loader=/boot/os2_d.b --- "Rev. David P. Giffen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

RE: please..anyone dual boot linux w2k frustrations

2002-07-29 Thread Jim Bowen
As a few people have mentioned, you _can_ install and run Win2k on a non-primary drive, likewise linux, and many other Win version. The key word there though was _install_. Modern OSs i.e. Win2K, linux, don't use the bios to talk to the disks once they are loaded, they talk directly to the hardwa

Re: please..anyone dual boot linux w2k frustrations

2002-07-28 Thread Kevin Myers
On Mon, 29 Jul 2002 00:00:32 -0500, David wrote: >As far as I know Win2K needs to be on the primary drive. At least that is >how I have dual booted a machine and havin't had any problems. Not so. I have Win2k, XP, ME and linux here. All except the ME are on a second drive. ___

RE: please..anyone dual boot linux w2k frustrations

2002-07-28 Thread Rev. David P. Giffen
As far as I know Win2K needs to be on the primary drive. At least that is how I have dual booted a machine and havin't had any problems. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of script this > Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2002 10:29 AM > To: [EMAIL

Re: please..anyone dual boot linux w2k frustrations

2002-07-28 Thread Kevin Myers
On Mon, 29 Jul 2002 12:21:28 +0800, Pranay wrote: >On Behalf Of Kevin Myers ??? ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list

RE: please..anyone dual boot linux w2k frustrations

2002-07-28 Thread Pranay Kumar
]] On Behalf Of Kevin Myers Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 12:15 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: please..anyone dual boot linux w2k frustrations On Sun, 28 Jul 2002 08:29:18 -0700 (PDT), you wrote: >scenario: > >running redhat linux 7.2 for over a year on >preinstalled hd. purchased

Re: please..anyone dual boot linux w2k frustrations

2002-07-28 Thread Kevin Myers
On Sun, 28 Jul 2002 08:29:18 -0700 (PDT), you wrote: >scenario: > >running redhat linux 7.2 for over a year on >preinstalled hd. purchased second drive with w2k >preinstalled. hooked up second drive as secondary ide >drive (hdb), kept primary drive with linux as hda. > >problem: > >w2k will no

RE: please..anyone dual boot linux w2k frustrations

2002-07-28 Thread Dirk
I have had similar problems your solution is in linux in a nutshell. It is something to do with copying nt boot onto you r boot loader. This is if win2k is ntfs. Hope this helps. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of script this Sent: 28 July 2