Sorry I expressed myself badly. I want to boot this with lilo. Johan ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Richard Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2003 6:20 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Booting dos + dos + linux
> Johan Scheepers wrote: > > >Hi, > >I am trying to to install and boot dos + dos + linux with lilo. > >This is just for learning. > > > Don't bother, you cannot, Windblows has to be in charge of all it's own > booting, therfore lilo hands it over to windblows. > > >I read thruogh all lilo docs and manual but I do not seam to find it. Maybe > >it is there but I do not understand. > >I done the following. > >Create 2 dos primary partitions - dos fdisk refuses. > >Done it with part/Magic - if you try now fdisk marks it non-dos - refuses to > >make it active so can not install dos on second pri part. > >Funny dos is quite happy to install 2 same dos versions if the second part > >is is logical. > >The problem now is that lilo can not boot the second dos. > >Lilo is quite happy to boot dos - linux - linux. > > > It's not lilo it's dos that's not happy. > > > Technically it is possible to boot all linux OS's from windblows > bootloader, I did it once a long time ago, but frankly it's not worth it > , it's tedious and time consuming to do and the lilo/dos chain > bootloader method is far easier and more convenient. No stilck to lilo - > windblows. > > John > > -- > John Richard Smith > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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