[snip]

> > > I recently installed RedHat 7.1 on my home workstation, and am unable
to
> > > boot into Linux, unless I use the rescue diskette I created. Lilo
never
> > > appears; I'm immediately whisked into Win2k, so I can't get into
Linux.
> > > I *can* get in when I use the rescue diskette, however.
> > >
> > > My system:
> > >
> > > Dual-boot, Linux and Win2k
> > >
> > > contents of /etc/lilo.conf:
> > >
> > >
> > > boot=/dev/hda
> > > map=/boot/map
> > > install=/boot/boot.b
> > > prompt
> > > timeout=50
> > > message=/boot/message
> > > lba32
> > > default=linux
> > >
> > > image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.2-2
> > > label=linux
> > > initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.2-2.img
> > > read-only
> > > root=/dev/hda5
> > >
> > > other=/dev/hda1
> > > optional
> > > label=Win2k
> > >
> > >
> > > How can I set my machine up so that I can access both OSes?
Check in the BIOS that hda has priority: some Bioses allow to choose
another HD for booting.
--
Jean Francois Martinez
The Independence project: because Linux should be for everyone
http://independence.seul.org


Thanks, but if I was previously able to boot Win2k, and Win2k boots now (off
of /dev/hda), doesn't that rule out that possibility?

Thank you.

Michael Stack

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