No errors, Nothing except /dev/hda1 (windows) shows in Bootmagic.
I haven't used lilo before, just grub.
Slack put the kernel in /.
Should I move my kernel to /boot?
(Sorry, Slack has a learning curve.)
On Tue, 21 Aug 2001 16:44:40 -0700 (PDT)
Net Llama <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> You still didn't say what the problem was. Are you getting errors?
>
> The lilo.conf that you quoted below writes LILO to /dev/hda6, and *NOT*
> the MBR of hda. Also, it indicates that you keep your kernel(s) in /
> instead of /boot.
>
> --- Ken Moffat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > OK, here's some info....
> >
> > Disk /dev/hda: 240 heads, 63 sectors, 840 cylinders
> > Units = cylinders of 15120 * 512 bytes
> >
> > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
> > /dev/hda1 * 1 271 2048728+ b Win95 FAT32
> > /dev/hda2 272 840 4301640 5 Extended
> > /dev/hda5 272 289 136048+ 82 Linux swap
> > /dev/hda6 290 561 2056288+ 83 Linux native
> > /dev/hda7 562 840 2109208+ 83 Linux native
> >
> > hda6 is Slackware 8
> > hda7 is unused, formated ext2
> >
> > I used Parrtition magic to repartition, and only hda1 shows in
> > Bootmagic
> > boot menu. PM has a convert menu that allows conversion to primary,
> > but
> > hda6 doesn't have that option. Hda7 does, for some reason. I didn't
> > install lilo during setup of slack, using a boot disk (works fine
> > using
> > "mount root=/dev/hda6 vga=791"), but wanted to add lilo and have these
> > partitions show up in Bootmagic, or just install lilo to mbr and use
> > that
> > for everything.
> > I did install lilo to hda6, here's lilo.conf
> >
> > # LILO configuration file
> > # generated by 'liloconfig'
> > #
> > # Start LILO global section
> > lba32 # Allow booting past 1024th cylinder with a recent BIOS
> > boot = /dev/hda6
> > #compact # faster, but won't work on all systems.
> > delay = 50
> > # VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x64k
> > vga = 791
> >
> > [ SNIP ]
> >
> > # ramdisk = 0 # paranoia setting
> > # End LILO global section
> > # Linux bootable partition config begins
> > image = /vmlinuz
> > root = /dev/hda6
> > label = Linux1
> > read-only # Non-UMSDOS filesystems should be mounted read-only for
> > checking
> > # Linux bootable partition config ends
> > # DOS bootable partition config begins
> > other = /dev/hda1
> > label = Win95
> > table = /dev/hda
> > # DOS bootable partition config ends
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 21 Aug 2001 09:06:02 -0700 (PDT)
> > Net Llama <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > > --- Ken Moffat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > I have a ext2 partition, hda6, that doesn't show up in Bootmagic.
> > It
> > > > has
> > > > Slack8 on it, and I can boot it using a boot disk. It's the second
> > > > logical
> > > > partition on the second primary partition, dual boot system with
> > >
> > > hda6 ?
> > >
> > > > win95.
> > > > Can I make this bootable somehow? I have tried installing lilo on
> > it,
> > > > to
> > > > no avail.
> > > > Thanks .... again ....... errors?
>
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