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Subject: Re: lilo doesn't boot into windows98 From: Dave Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2001 12:54:35 -0600 Stephen, You could either use one of the Linux disk administration tools. Alternatively you could actually boot into Windows 98 outside VMWare and use FDISK. As for transferring the system files, this was covered in my previous message. Dave "Stephen Boulet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:9rhmr2$esd$[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Dave Walker wrote: > > > Stephen, > > > > This is probably because the disk geometry reported under VMWare is > > different to that reported when not running under VMWare. This tends to > > upset lilo. > > > > Looking at what you say about your configuration, a different possibility > > is to set partition hdb1 as "active", and make sure that it contains a > > Win98 > > bootstrap. > > Thanks for the reply. How do you set the hdb1 partition as active and make > sure it contains a win98 bootstrap? > > -- Stephen > > > > Then under VMWare define the hdb disk as IDE0:0 and do not > > bother to define the hda disk at all. The hdb active partition would not > > be used when running natively as hda would be used in preference, but if > > it is > > the only disk defined under VMWare it would get used. Note that if > > necessary you can set the relevant system files by creating a Win98 boot > > floppy, booting off it and then doing a > > SYS C: > > command to transfer the relevant system files. > > > > Dave > > > > "Stephen Boulet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > > news:9rhis1$c2f$[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > >> I'm set up for raw disk access to hda and hdb. I get lilo from hda up, > >> and it points to hdb1 and hdb5 for my windows C and D partitions. > >> > >> When I choose windows under lilo, I get "Loading windows", but it stays > >> there. > >> > >> yone know why this could be? I did unmount the windows drives first. > >> > >> -- Stephen > >> > >> Using 3.0.0 build-1447 under Mandrake 8.1 (XFree 4.1). > >> > >> -- Stephen > `--------------- Forwarded message (end)
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