Hi!
It apears that it is better to use files on ext2 (or other linux fs) as
disks for the guest os, and not raw devices.
Dani
On Sun, 7 Jan 2001, Subba Rao wrote:
> Hello
>
> I have installed VMWare on my Linux (host). There are 2 seprate HDs on this
> system. I have created raw disks to install the guest OSs. Win98 is installed
> as a guest OS on one raw disk (/dev/hda5).
>
> The problem now is with LILO. I have installed LILO on my /dev/hda MBR. Each
> time I power on the VMWare, it goes to the LILO prompt. So I modified the
> lilo.conf to provide Win98 as an option. At the VMWare LILO prompt I select
> Win98 and then Win98 starts fine.
>
> In the current LILO configuration, I have:
> boot=/dev/hda
>
> Can anyone recommend a better LILO and/or VMWare configuration? I prefer that
> VMWare not to prompt me for the guest OS. I plan to install other Guest OSs on
> other HD (/dev/hdb). How will the "boot" directive in lilo.conf, direct to the
> other guest OSs on /dev/hdb1 or /dev/hdb2 etc?
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
> Subba Rao
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