Make a tiny partition (<= 15MB) on /dev/hda1 with mountpoint /boot. Have LiLo run from there...
I guess you want to move it, because you want to run M$-Vaporware. If that's the case, use BootMagic from PowerQuest. That'll nest in the 1st primary partition and you can have it point to a LiLo on any partition on any disk. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Basically I am trying to copy everything over to my second hard disk and > then set up to make this the boot device. I know how to change the boot > device in my bios. > > The problem seems to be getting lilo on the second hardisk. What I > tried was this: > Edited the /hd2/etc/lilo.conf and changed the following: > boot=/dev/ide/host0/bus1/target0/lun0/part1 > root=/dev/ide/host0/bus1/target0/lun0/part5 > install=/hd2/boot/boot.b > map=/hd2/boot/map > > Nb. bus1 is the second harddisk > > Then I tried running > /sbin/lilo -C /hd2/etc/lilo.conf > but it gives the following errors: > Warning: /dev/ide/host0/bus1/target0/lun0/part1 is not on the first disk > Added Linux * > Skipping /vmlinuz.old > Fatal: creat /boot/boot.1601: Read-only file system > > Note that I have my current /boot (first HD) mounted ro in case I stuff > something. > > If I try booting from the second hard disk, it does nothing. It doesn't > even come up with the mbr or lilo on the screen. > > So then I tried this: > /sbin/lilo -C /hd2/etc/lilo.conf -i /hd2/boot/boot.b -s /hd2/boot/boot.1601 > it gives the following output: > Ignoring entry 'install' > Warning: /dev/ide/host0/bus1/target0/lun0/part1 is not on the first disk > Added Linux * > Skipping /vmlinuz.old > > But still it won't boot from the second HD - no mbr or lilo messages > when trying to boot. > > How do you install lilo on the second hard disk? > > Thanks for any suggestions > Mark. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > __________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Webmail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/