Here's the lilo & grub config files. # grub.conf generated by anaconda # # Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file # NOTICE: You have a /boot partition. This means that # all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg. # root (hd1,0) # kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/hdd2 # initrd /initrd-version.img #boot=/dev/hda default 2 timeout 10 splashimage=(hd1,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz title Red Hat Linux (2.4.9-13) root (hd1,0) kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.9-13 ro root=/dev/hdd2 hdc=ide-scsi initrd /initrd-2.4.9-13.img title Red Hat Linux (2.4.7-10) root (hd1,0) kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.7-10 ro root=/dev/hdd2 hdc=ide-scsi initrd /initrd-2.4.7-10.img title Win98 root (hd0,0) chainloader +1 rootnoverify (hd0,0)
prompt timeout="70" default=Win98 boot="/dev/hda" map=/boot/map install=/boot/boot.b message=/boot/message lba32 image="/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.9-13" label="linux" initrd="/boot/initrd-2.4.9-13.img" read-only root="/dev/hdd2" append="hdc=ide-scsi" other=/dev/hda1 optional label="Win98" table=/dev/hda and someone wanted the partition layout of hda... Disk /dev/hda: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 2220 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1 * 1 256 2056288+ 6 FAT16 /dev/hda2 257 2219 15767797+ f Win95 Ext'd (LBA) /dev/hda5 257 512 2056288+ 6 FAT16 /dev/hda6 513 768 2056288+ 6 FAT16 /dev/hda7 769 1024 2056288+ 6 FAT16 /dev/hda8 1025 1280 2056288+ 6 FAT16 /dev/hda9 1281 1536 2056288+ 6 FAT16 /dev/hda10 1537 1792 2056288+ 6 FAT16 /dev/hda11 1793 2048 2056288+ 6 FAT16 /dev/hda12 2049 2219 1373526 6 FAT16 Mike W mike wrote: > > On Sat, 2001-12-29 at 17:00, Mike Watson wrote: > > I have a home LAN setup using RH7.2 as my core machine for mail, webserver, > > caching DNS serving three other PCs (Wife's, my Win98 box and a laptop.) All well > > and good. > > > > Since I've been on vacation the last two weeks, I've done some experimenting, > > adding two additional HDs to my Win98 box to try out various versions of > > Linux---just to see how they worked. > > > > I've had a common problem with Caldera 3.1, Mandrake 8.1 and RH7.2. I cannot dual > > boot for Win98 and Linux. > > > > The HD layout is: > > > > /dev/hda Win98SE (18GB) boot partition /dev/hda1 > > /dev/hdb Linux (1.6GB) /boot /home > > /dev/hdc CDROM > > /dev/hdd Linux (8GB) swap(512MB) / > > > > The PC is a homebrew running a AMD Duron (800MHz), 192MB memory. > > > > The common lilo problem is lilo hangs at boot showing only "LI". I can boot > > using a boot diskette. With GRUB, the one time it was written to MBR (failed > > continuously to write a MBR afterward,) filled the screen with "@" until I > > manually rebooted. > > > > Previous, before I'd installed /dev/hdd and with RH 7.0, I could dual boot with > > lilo, not now. I currently have RH7.2 loaded and have installed all the updates > > and upgraded the kernel to 2.4.9-13. > > > > Anyone give me any hints way I can't dual boot? > > Can you post your lilo/grub.conf > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list