On Thu, 27 Dec 2001 10:40:06 -0900 tester <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> evaristo wrote: > > > Hi, I've succefully installed L.M. 8.1 but can't load lilo. > > I got: > > > > Primary master ata 66 8GB hd with a L.M. 8.1 logical partition > > Secondary master cdrom > > Promise ata 100 primary master 20 GB hd ata 100 with windows > > Promise ata 100 secondary master cdrw > > > > Inside windows L.M. 8.1 partition is /dev/hda5 but mandrake were > > installed in /dev/hde5. Using lilo disk boot with both options /dev/hda5 > > or /dev/hde5 have no image to boot result. > > > > Can someone help me? > > > > TIA > > > > Evaristo > > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > Drop in your install CD and select Expert mode and click Update instead > of Install > > When you get to bootloader, select GRUB and install on your MBR > > Your primary master is not primary master in that case, because the > kernel is compiled to support booting from off-board controllers first, > so the windows disk is actually primary master and lilo should be > looking at /dev/hde5 instead of /dev/hda5, but LILO sometimes has > problems when the entire system is on a secondary disk, so use GRUB instead. > Doesn't this also depend on which drive is set as first boot device in his BIOS. If he is booting ATA100 then /dev/hde5 is correct. If he is booting IDE then /dev/hda5 is correct Charles
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