Re: lilo mbr on hda with linux on hdc?
>> I have a machine with two hard disks here, that other OS resides >> on hda and I added the second drive (hdc) for Debian. The setup >> installed a MBR on hdc, but my BIOS only supports booting from >> hda. Is there a way to install lilo in the MBR on hda and have >> it boot linux from hdc1? >> >lilo.conf: change the boot=/dev/hdc into boot=/dev/hda >image=/dev/hdc1 should be already there and it is fine. >and an option other=/dev/hda1 is needed for booting the other os. > I tried that, but LILO hangs with LI-. I did run lilo to update What LI means: LI The first stage boot loader was able to load the second stage boot loader, but has failed to execute it. This can either be caused by a geometry mismatch or by moving /boot/boot.b without running the map installer. What I think is that you need to have the /boot directory with all its files on the boot=/dev/???. The two important files are /boot/map and /boot/boot.b . With the option map=/boot/map and install=/boot/boot.b you can specify where those two files are, but only relative two boot=/dev/???. (At least that's my understanding) What I suggest is create a small partition with the contends of the /boot directory say /dev/hda1, and mount /dev/hda1 under /boot. And try to configure as follows, boot=/dev/hda1 map=/boot/map install=/boot/boot.b root=dev/hdc ... You could first try this on a floppy (so that you don't need to repartition). I don't know whether it is possible to actually keep the files in /boot on a dos or vfat partition (might be another possibility) For further information: http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/LILO.html#toc4, and http://www.spade.com/linux/howto/Bootdisk-HOWTO.html#toc12 These are standard HOWTO's that you should also have on your system. Cheers, Jo __ FREE Personalized Email at Mail.com Sign up at http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup
Re: lilo mbr on hda with linux on hdc?
> >lilo.conf: change the boot=/dev/hdc into boot=/dev/hda > >image=/dev/hdc1 should be already there and it is fine. > >and an option other=/dev/hda1 is needed for booting the other os. > > I tried that, but LILO hangs with LI-. I did run lilo to update > the MBR - several times. In lilo.conf I have: > uhmm ... that means, that your config is _basically_ correct. i don't remember, what it was, but the LI- -problem was discussed on thie list several times. please look at the list archives. -- Hi! I'm a .signature virus! Copy me into your ~/.signature, please! -- Linux - the last service pack you'll ever need.
Re: lilo mbr on hda with linux on hdc?
On Thu, 04 May 2000, Philip Lehman wrote: > On Thu, 4 May 2000, matthschulz wrote: > > >What does lilo say when You run it? > > Nothing unusual: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~>lilo -v > LILO version 21, Copyright 1992-1998 Werner Almesberger > > Reading boot sector from /dev/hda > Merging with /boot/boot.b > Boot image: /vmlinuz > Added Linux (alias lnx) * > Boot other: /dev/hda1, loader /boot/chain.b > Added Windows (alias win) > /boot/boot.0300 exists - no backup copy made. > Writing boot sector. > What does >fdisk -l /dev/hda say? Is the mbr on hda really bootable (* at the fdisk ouput)? Matth
Re: lilo mbr on hda with linux on hdc?
On Thu, 4 May 2000, matthschulz wrote: >On Thu, 04 May 2000, Philip Lehman wrote: >> On Thu, 4 May 2000, Oswald Buddenhagen wrote: >> >> >> I have a machine with two hard disks here, that other OS resides >> >> on hda and I added the second drive (hdc) for Debian. The setup >> >> installed a MBR on hdc, but my BIOS only supports booting from >> >> hda. Is there a way to install lilo in the MBR on hda and have >> >> it boot linux from hdc1? >> >> >> >lilo.conf: change the boot=/dev/hdc into boot=/dev/hda >> >image=/dev/hdc1 should be already there and it is fine. >> >and an option other=/dev/hda1 is needed for booting the other os. >> >> I tried that, but LILO hangs with LI-. I did run lilo to update >> the MBR - several times. In lilo.conf I have: [...] >What does lilo say when You run it? Nothing unusual: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~>lilo -v LILO version 21, Copyright 1992-1998 Werner Almesberger Reading boot sector from /dev/hda Merging with /boot/boot.b Boot image: /vmlinuz Added Linux (alias lnx) * Boot other: /dev/hda1, loader /boot/chain.b Added Windows (alias win) /boot/boot.0300 exists - no backup copy made. Writing boot sector. -- Philip Lehman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Re: lilo mbr on hda with linux on hdc?
On Thu, 04 May 2000, Philip Lehman wrote: > On Thu, 4 May 2000, Oswald Buddenhagen wrote: > > >> I have a machine with two hard disks here, that other OS resides > >> on hda and I added the second drive (hdc) for Debian. The setup > >> installed a MBR on hdc, but my BIOS only supports booting from > >> hda. Is there a way to install lilo in the MBR on hda and have > >> it boot linux from hdc1? > >> > >lilo.conf: change the boot=/dev/hdc into boot=/dev/hda > >image=/dev/hdc1 should be already there and it is fine. > >and an option other=/dev/hda1 is needed for booting the other os. > > I tried that, but LILO hangs with LI-. I did run lilo to update > the MBR - several times. In lilo.conf I have: > > boot=/dev/hda > root=/dev/hdc1 > ... > iimage=/vmlinuz ^?? > oother=/dev/hda1 ^?? What does lilo say when You run it? Matth
Re: lilo mbr on hda with linux on hdc?
On Thu, 4 May 2000, Oswald Buddenhagen wrote: >> I have a machine with two hard disks here, that other OS resides >> on hda and I added the second drive (hdc) for Debian. The setup >> installed a MBR on hdc, but my BIOS only supports booting from >> hda. Is there a way to install lilo in the MBR on hda and have >> it boot linux from hdc1? >> >lilo.conf: change the boot=/dev/hdc into boot=/dev/hda >image=/dev/hdc1 should be already there and it is fine. >and an option other=/dev/hda1 is needed for booting the other os. I tried that, but LILO hangs with LI-. I did run lilo to update the MBR - several times. In lilo.conf I have: boot=/dev/hda root=/dev/hdc1 ... image=/vmlinuz ... other=/dev/hda1 ... -- Philip Lehman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Re: lilo mbr on hda with linux on hdc?
> I have a machine with two hard disks here, that other OS resides > on hda and I added the second drive (hdc) for Debian. The setup > installed a MBR on hdc, but my BIOS only supports booting from > hda. Is there a way to install lilo in the MBR on hda and have > it boot linux from hdc1? > lilo.conf: change the boot=/dev/hdc into boot=/dev/hda image=/dev/hdc1 should be already there and it is fine. and an option other=/dev/hda1 is needed for booting the other os. -- Hi! I'm a .signature virus! Copy me into your ~/.signature, please! -- Linux - the last service pack you'll ever need.
