lilo problem

djhizz · 2005-02-27 20:40:53

i have some problems with lilo.i have instaled arch on a disk drive (primary) and i have windows on slave.i put lilo and it doesnt work to start windows from lilo.the lilo is configureted very good.the way to windows is "/dev/discs/disc1/part1"...and lilo doesnt want to boot from it..please help!

rayjgu3 · 2005-02-27 23:22:14

does windows drive have its own boot loader?
try this in arch
edit /etc/lilo.conf
boot=/dev/hdb

exit run "lilo"
if all goes well lilo will be on slave drive ,you will get warning lilo isnt on 1st drive

change boot=/dev/what/it/was/before

now add to bottom of lilo.conf
other=/dev/hdb
label=Windoze

exit run "lilo"

below is my boot options from lilo
hope it helps
if not read man lilo

also read
http://wiki2.archlinux.org/index.php/Bootloader
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
image=/boot/vmlinuz26
label=ARCH26
root=/dev/hda10
append="devfs=nomount"
read-only

image=/boot/vmlinuz
label=ARCH24
root=/dev/hda10
read-only

image=/boot/vmlinuz26
label=ARCH-SCSI
root=/dev/sda5
append="devfs=nomount"
read-only

other=/dev/hda1
label=Windoze

other=/dev/sda
label=SCSI-1

other=/dev/sdb
label=SCSI-2

other=/dev/fd0
label=Floppy

djhizz · 2005-02-28 07:00:56

10x...i will see what i can do!

jerem · 2005-02-28 07:40:55

I suggest you use GRUB, which I find a alot more simple than lilo.
GRUB calls the first disk hd0 (which is actually hda) and the first partition (hd0,0) which is actually hda1.
For example, hdb4 is called (hd1,3) because it starts at 0 and not 1.

title Arch Linux
root (hd0,0) // the partition on which /boot is located
kernel /linux root=/dev/hda2  // the default kernel name is vmlinuz26



title Windows
rootnoverify (hd0,2)
chainloader +1

And with GRUB you dont need to do that boring fkn update command like with lilo.

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#1 2005-02-27 20:40:53

lilo problem

#2 2005-02-27 23:22:14

Re: lilo problem

#3 2005-02-28 07:00:56

Re: lilo problem

#4 2005-02-28 07:40:55

Re: lilo problem

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