sounds to me like you installed lilo outside the MBR. >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Kaj Haulrich >Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 2:18 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [newbie] Lilo Problem > > >Rich wrote: >> >> I had already tried the Boot Config and Boot Loader, anything that I do >> there is ignored. >> >> I'm not sure that I understand the second part of your answer. Where >> exactly do I put those statements? In the boot loader? >> >> Rich >> >> Kaj Haulrich wrote: >> > >> > Rich wrote: >> > > >> > > I just installed a second copy of Mandrake 8.1 on some extra >space I had on a >> > > second hard drive. The problem is that lilo is now >completely ignored on >> > > boot, the latest install is booted every time, lilo never >shows up at all. >> > > >> > > What do I have to modify to get lilo to show up? >> > > >> >> > Rich, two suggestions : >> > >> > If you run KDE or GNOME, open "Control Center", type in your >> > root-password, and select "Boot". Then, select "Boot Config". Now, in >> > the upper right corner, click "Configure". This opens a dialog-box, >> > called "Bootloader Main Options". Here, you can select the "boot >> > device". I guess you can choose whatever here. >> > >> > If still in trouble, post two files to the list : >> > 1. : /etc/lilo.conf >> > 2. : /etc/fstab >> > >> > Then, I'm sure you'll be up and running in no time at all. >> > >> > HTH >> > >> > Kaj Haulrich > >Rich, what I mean is that in order to help you, simply post a new >message to the list with information on those two files. You can open >them in a text-editor, copy the text and paste it into your mail. That >way, I'm sure we can help you out. Likewise, it would be nice to know >where your hard-disks are located on the IDE-bus, i.e. first/second and >master/slave. For your information, the scheme usually is as follows : > >hda = master on first IDE-bus (normally the first harddisk, with >partitions hda1, hda2, hda3 and so on.) >hdb = slave on first IDE-bus (I guess that's your second harddisk, with >partitions hdb1, hdb2......) >hdc = master on second IDE-bus (normally a CD-drive) >hdd = slave on second IDE-bus (sometimes a CD-Writer). > >If you have the guts to experiment with editing those files, remember to >make a boot-floppy first ! And finally : after editing lilo.conf (as >root), don't forget to run lilo (just type : lilo). > >If still in trouble, get back to the list. > >Kaj Haulrich > >
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