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Subject: [aclug-L] Re: Dual boot dual drive question
From: Maverick Ieong <mluvw47@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 11:24:50 -0700 (PDT)
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If your 4G were primary, the /etc/fstab(Debain) should
be change from /dev/hda to /dev/hdb, and run Lilo on
that. The Lilo should be place on the MBR, you can
make sure you need to modify on the /etc/lilo.conf
put 
boot=/dev/hda1 (Assume you place that on the MBR).

                       
--- Sanjay Dhar <sxdhar@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I just purchased a new 17 Gig hard drive for my
> system to replace my old 4
> Gig drive which was dual booting Win98 and Linux
> using LOADLIN. I have
> installed my new drive as the primary now which dual
> boots win98 and
> win2k. I also want to be able to boot into linux off
> my 4 gig drive with
> this setup. I know that the drive which has Linux on
> it will become
> /dev/hdb now. Can you please tell me what changes I
> neeed to make to be
> able to run Linux again on my PC.
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> --
> Sanjay
> 
>  
> 
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