On Tuesday 14 August 2001 11:34, you wrote: > I just installed Mandrake 8.0 and it is working fine except Lilo cannot > boot Windows98. > Mandrake / is installed in hdb3 and /home is in hda8. Windows 98 is > in hda1. > > When I try to select Windows98, MDK8.0 boots up. MDK8.0 also boots OK > as a default. > > I tried to make Windows98 the default because a few kids also use this > computer and they aren't the Linux type.....yet. > > /etc/lilo.conf shows the Windows98 setup thusly: > > other=dev/hda1 > label=windows98 > tabel=/dev/hda > map-drive=0X80 > to=0X81 > map-drive=0X81 > to=0X80 > > This seems to be quite different from the MDK8.0 > setup in /etc/lilo.conf > > What should the Windows98 entry in /etc/lili.conf > look like? > > And, what does it take to make Windows98 the default boot? > Is it just a matter of putting MDK and Windows in reverse > order in the listing in /etc/lilo.conf? Have you tried editing the Boot Config in Mandrake Control Center. That might make more sense to you. Besides label and table, there's the root parameter to set. Check which dev you have Windows in (perhaps /dev/hda2?). Just a thought. Cheers skinky
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