As far as I know Win2K needs to be on the primary drive. At least that is how I have dual booted a machine and havin't had any problems.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of script this > Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2002 10:29 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: please..anyone dual boot linux w2k frustrations > > > scenario: > > running redhat linux 7.2 for over a year on > preinstalled hd. purchased second drive with w2k > preinstalled. hooked up second drive as secondary ide > drive (hdb), kept primary drive with linux as hda. > > problem: > > w2k will not boot at all. > > all things i've tried: > > 1. lilo.conf: > > prompt > timeout=80 > default=linux > boot=/dev/hda > map=/boot/map > install=/boot/boot.b > message=/boot/message > linear > verbose=2 > > 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 > > result: Loading win > but nothing happens > > 2. lilo.conf changes: > > added 5 lines (indicated by > ) to other: > > other=/dev/hdb1 > > optional > label=win > > map-drive = 0x80 > > to = 0x81 > > map-drive = 0x81 > > to = 0x80 > > result: NTLDR not found > > 3. lilo.conf changes > > replaced > map-drive = 0x80 > to 0x81 > map-drive = 0x81 > to 0x80 > > with > loader=/boot/os2_d.b > > result: disk read error > > 4. lilo.conf change > > replaced: > > linear with lba32 > > result: same as #3 (disk read error) > > 5. made the windows drive the ONLY (primary) drive on > the cable > > result???? > > after finding boot record, the following is printed to > screen: > > LI > > and it hangs there forever.... > > I've tried changing jumper settings - the hard drive > is 100g (my bios won't recognize the entire hard > drive, so I have to use alternate jumpber > settings...)....but no setting seem to work. > > Does ANYONE know what this LI means? > > Please, any help would be tremendously appreciated.... > > Thanks in advance > > > > __________________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
