[linux-help] Re: someone good with lilo?

[Jeff Vian <jvian@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I have RH7 on my PC with dual boot to Windows98

My lilo.conf file is below.
With this setup, Windows98 is on the first hard drive ( /dev/hda1 ) with
lilo on the boot sector.
Linux boots from the scsi drive.
I have used similar settings to boot windows on /dev/hdb1 or /dev/sda1 as
well.

NOTE:    the "boot=/dev/hda" line must be set to the hard drive you are
using for boot in bios.  If you are using any drive other than the master on
the first controller you will need to change it appropriately.

For windows 98 you need a single stanza similar to the one I present here.
(the stanza structure is important)
You should not need to change bios settings for any changes because you
simply select the OS to boot at the LILO: prompt.

boot to linux, edit the /etc/lilo.conf file for the correct settings, then
run lilo to write the boot sector.
You should then be able to boot with lilo to select your OS.

--------- lilo.conf ------------
boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
prompt
timeout=50
message=/boot/message
linear
default=win

other=/dev/hda1
     label=win

image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.16-22
     label=linux
     initrd=/boot/initrd-2.2.16-22.img
     read-only
     root=/dev/sda3

---------- end of lilo.conf -----------------

----- Original Message -----
From: james l <james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <linux-help@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2000 10:53 AM
Subject: [linux-help] someone good with lilo?


>
> Ok, I have a computer that has rh 7, debian?? (or some linux distro, I
haven't
> booted it up for a while), and 98.
> hda - rh7 /
> hdb - 98 (hdb1), other
>
> I can get 98 to boot by setting the bios to boot from D, and the others to
> boot from C (via lilo)
> I have tried to get 98 to work with lilo, but for some reason it won't
> (other=etc) I stumbled accross the bios setting and was wondering if
> something like this would work (the stnayx may not be right, but you get
> the idea)




>
> boot=/dev/hdb
> /dev/hdb=0x80 (boot drive)
> /dev/hda=0x81
>
> other=/dev/hdb1
> label=win
> tabel=/dev/hdb
>
> It (before installing the other distro), would boot, but it changed things
and
> reruning lilo didn't work, and deleted the backup. Actually it is caldera
I
> think, and didn't give me a choice on installing grub (another
bootloader).
>
> Can lilo handle the reassigning inside a label/image? (It would save a lot
of
> work)
>
> James L
>
> PS I think it will work, but wasn't sure, and don't want to mess up my
system.
>
>
>
>
>
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