your windows command need to have a check up sometimes your auto install
misses especially if you have multiple partitions or you may have the wrong
partition set as active but that is rare, im not sure what you need to press
fo lilo check your linux cong file, if you use grub, i like it
I had a similar problem last weekend. Windows was on my
primary-master, linux on my primary-slave. I installed a second
version of Linux 7.0 on my master and after that Windows wouldn't
boot and I couldn't boot from a DOS floppy, even though Linux
recognized my Windows files and could read and
Hi,
first of all I am grateful to everybody who took time to suggest solutions to my
problem with booting to windows after LM installation.
Finally I found a solution. Here is how:
First, the worst part of the problem was that I could not even boot with a floppy
disk. So no way to restore
Ercan,
It sounds like Win is still there, it's just a matter of getting to it.
Two issues:
#1) Are you using a shim program? These are variously known as disk
manager programs and designed to allow an older motherboard bios to use the
full capacity of a large hard drive when the
Hello,
just installed LM-7.1 in automatic installation mode, installation went smoothly (as
implied by the term "automatic") but after I reboot I noticed that I had some problems
ranging from desperate to minor. I have been reading previous archives for two days
and after trying suggested
hi, i'm no expert but i noticed in your lilo.conf the line 'lba32'if
this refers to what i think it does you might try leaving this out, i
think it refers to some sort of hard drive optimisation and although it
may only affect the booting of linux and have nothing to do with windows
i can't see
well what do you know, by pure coincidence i have just read over on
'expert' that the 'lba32' line in lilo.conf allows lilo to boot from
from beyond the 1024 cylinder barrier so i figure that maybe removing
that line won't help at all!
bascule
Hi bascule,
I tried removing the line you mentioned in lilo.conf and when I run lilo
it complained about having a large disk and such stuff and adviced I put
the line back so I did. Anyway thanks for answering.
regards.
On Wed, 11 Oct 2000, bascule wrote:
hi, i'm no expert but i noticed in
hi there. i'm a newbie myself, but maybe this will help. did you install from a
mandrake package that you bought has instrutions? i ask because i purchased the
delux version of 7 7.1. in the install instructions you are warned that if you are
duel booting, do NOT use the automatic
