Robin Rowe, 2002-Feb-12 11:00 -0800: > Hi. I need to install Win2k on a PC that has only logical partitions > available. > > /dev/hda1 Linux > /dev/hda2 Swap > /dev/hda3 Win2k > /dev/hda4 Extended > /dev/hda5 Linux > /dev/hda6 Win2k (new) > > I can't get LILO to boot the second Win2k partition. It just hangs there > with no error message. If I use table=/dev/hda in my lilo.conf 'other' spec > then lilo objects "Fatal: Partition entry not found." It seems that LILO > doesn't like to boot Win2k from logical partitions, although ntldr, > reportedly xosl, and maybe grub will. Is there a fix to make LILO do this? > > I couldn't find a LILO mailing list to ask this question. Is there one? > > Thanks! > > Robin
>From what I've heard, Windows has to be within the first 1024 blocks of the HDD to be able to boot. I don't know why, and I assume this goes for all versions of Windows. What probably is happening is LILO is handing off to the hda6 partition to boot and W2K is sayin' "nah-uh, can't do it". If this is indeed the case, you're going to need to move Windows closer to the front of the HDD. good luck, jc -- Jeff Coppock Systems Engineer Diggin' Debian Admin and User