If i am not wrong then u want to have a dual boot ? you can install linux and win2k in any hard disk drive but u have to install win2k first and then linux and u can write it on the MBR on first drive and make it working but try and make a bootable linux floppy at the time of linux installation.
in your message u r not very clear the way u tried to install linux. Regards. ----- Original Message ----- From: "script this" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2002 12:54 AM Subject: lilo and dual boot master/slave hd set up > > i've just installed a second hard drive, it's auto > detected, etc. i edited lilo.conf to be sure lilo is > run from the master boot record of the master drive > and to be sure lilo gives me the option to boot into > w2k. > then i issue the "lilo" command, and it says 'added > linux added win'. > > right? then i shutdown -r now and hope for the best. > i get the lilo menu with linux and win, i select win, > and i get a 'loading windows' message but nothing > happens.... > > see output from dmesg | grep 'hd.*' > > [rebecca@localhost rebecca]$ dmesg | grep 'hd.*' > Kernel command line: auto BOOT_IMAGE=linux ro root=302 > > BOOT_FILE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.7-10 hdd=ide-scsi > ide_setup: hdd=ide-scsi > ide0: BM-DMA at 0xffa0-0xffa7, BIOS settings: > hda:DMA, hdb:DMA > ide1: BM-DMA at 0xffa8-0xffaf, BIOS settings: > hdc:DMA, hdd:DMA > hda: Maxtor 91301U3, ATA DISK drive > hdb: WDC WD1000BB-00CAA1, ATA DISK drive > hdc: ATAPI CDROM, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive > hdd: R/RW 2x2x24, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive > hda: 25410672 sectors (13010 MB) w/512KiB Cache, > CHS=1581/255/63, UDMA(66) > hdb: 66055248 sectors (33820 MB) w/2048KiB Cache, > CHS=4111/255/63, > UDMA(66) > hda: hda1 hda2 hda3 > hdb: hdb1 > hdc: ATAPI 24X CD-ROM drive, 128kB Cache, UDMA(33) > > and see lilo.conf: > > prompt > timeout=50 > default=linux > boot=/dev/hda > map=/boot/map > install=/boot/boot.b > message=/boot/message > linear > > image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.7-10 > label=linux > initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.7-10.img > read-only > root=/dev/hda2 > append="hdd=ide-scsi" > > other=/dev/hdb1 > label=win > > > i had : > other=/dev/hdb > label=win > > > gave same results as hdb1 > > any help at all would be incredibly appreciated. > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better > http://health.yahoo.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.380 / Virus Database: 213 - Release Date: 7/24/2002 _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
