Re: [[newbie] RLilo and Win98]
Steve Winston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I am getting ready in my clutzy ignorant way to try to rewrite lilo so that I gives me choice between Linux Mandrake 6.0 and Win98. Does anyone have any suggestions? Linux is on the master hard drive and win98 is on the slave. I notice that linux recognizes the win98 drive on boot-ing up although it doesn't seem to any but the first partition on the windows drive. Any recommendations will be appreciated. thanks, steve = Real easy. Edit your /etc/lilo.conf file manually. Mine looks like this: boot=/dev/hda map=/boot/map install=/boot/boot.b prompt timeout=50 image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.13-7mdk label=linux root=/dev/hda8 read-only other=/dev/hda1 label=dos table=/dev/hda Just change yours to match your partitions (for instance my / is on hda8 and my win98 is on hda1) save the file. Then run /sbin/lilo from the command prompt. Your lilo has just been modified. Reboot and when the lilo prompt comes up type in your windows label or linux label(or press enter since the linux label is the default.) My windows label is dos because no matter how much they upgrade it Windows is still just a GUI for Dos. ;-) __ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
Re: [newbie] RLilo and Win98-problem solved
Boy, am I dumb. I guess I put out my plea for help twice, and I apologize. Nevertheless, I appreciate your effort and advice and especially the sample. I have lots of good info from the new edition of Running Linux. It is MUCH CLEAREr than the old edition. My problem with linux is that I am not a tech worker. I am an English teacher, but I still prefer Linux to Windoze. adios, thanks, steve --- "Ernest N. Wilcox Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In a console screen, you can usr the "man lilo" > command and the "man > lilo.conf" command to get the information you will > need. I think that > there is a HowTo document as well on the subject. I > have included my > own lilo.conf file below. As you can see, it is not > standard, as my > default boot is into Windoze (for the sake of my > family), and I do > not use the default labels (I am too lazy to type > out the entire words > either linux or dos, so I use "l" for linux, and "w" > for Windoze). I > only include it so you can see what's in the file, > and maybe with the > docs in your Linux system, it will be of help. LILO > is, and must by > nature be specific to each system it is installed > on, so the best > help you can get will be found in the documentation. > > > boot=/dev/hda > map=/boot/map > install=/boot/boot.b > prompt > linear > timeout=50 > other=/dev/hda1 > label=w > table=/dev/hda > image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.9-27mdk > label=l > root=/dev/hda3 > append="mem=80M" > read-only > > If you want a hard copy of some usefull Linux > commands, one source is > the Linux for Dummies book. It is not as good as I > would have > hoped, but it does have a few really usefull things > in it to help us > "dummies" who are new to Linux, including some info > on LILO. > I don't know how usefull this will be, but I hope it > helps. > > Ernie > > > > On Sat, 16 Oct 1999, Steve Winston wrote: > > I am getting ready in my clutzy ignorant way to > try to > > rewrite lilo so that I gives me choice between > Linux > > Mandrake 6.0 and Win98. Does anyone have any > > suggestions? > > Linux is on the master hard drive and win98 is on > the > > slave. I notice that linux recognizes the win98 > drive > > on boot-ing up although it doesn't seem to any but > the > > first partition on the windows drive. > > Any recommendations will be appreciated. > > thanks, steve > > > > = > > > > __ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com > > > = __ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] RLilo and Win98
In a console screen, you can usr the "man lilo" command and the "man lilo.conf" command to get the information you will need. I think that there is a HowTo document as well on the subject. I have included my own lilo.conf file below. As you can see, it is not standard, as my default boot is into Windoze (for the sake of my family), and I do not use the default labels (I am too lazy to type out the entire words either linux or dos, so I use "l" for linux, and "w" for Windoze). I only include it so you can see what's in the file, and maybe with the docs in your Linux system, it will be of help. LILO is, and must by nature be specific to each system it is installed on, so the best help you can get will be found in the documentation. boot=/dev/hda map=/boot/map install=/boot/boot.b prompt linear timeout=50 other=/dev/hda1 label=w table=/dev/hda image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.9-27mdk label=l root=/dev/hda3 append="mem=80M" read-only If you want a hard copy of some usefull Linux commands, one source is the Linux for Dummies book. It is not as good as I would have hoped, but it does have a few really usefull things in it to help us "dummies" who are new to Linux, including some info on LILO. I don't know how usefull this will be, but I hope it helps. Ernie On Sat, 16 Oct 1999, Steve Winston wrote: > I am getting ready in my clutzy ignorant way to try to > rewrite lilo so that I gives me choice between Linux > Mandrake 6.0 and Win98. Does anyone have any > suggestions? > Linux is on the master hard drive and win98 is on the > slave. I notice that linux recognizes the win98 drive > on boot-ing up although it doesn't seem to any but the > first partition on the windows drive. > Any recommendations will be appreciated. > thanks, steve > > = > > __ > Do You Yahoo!? > Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com
[newbie] RLilo and Win98
I am getting ready in my clutzy ignorant way to try to rewrite lilo so that I gives me choice between Linux Mandrake 6.0 and Win98. Does anyone have any suggestions? Linux is on the master hard drive and win98 is on the slave. I notice that linux recognizes the win98 drive on boot-ing up although it doesn't seem to any but the first partition on the windows drive. Any recommendations will be appreciated. thanks, steve = __ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com
