Re: Unable to dual boot using LILO nor GRUB with Win98

[Mike Watson <mikew crucis net>]

Here it is...

# grub.conf generated by anaconda
#
# Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file
# NOTICE:  You have a /boot partition.  This means that
#          all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg.
#          root (hd1,0)
#          kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/hdd2
#          initrd /initrd-version.img
#boot=/dev/hda
default 2
timeout 10
splashimage=(hd1,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
title Red Hat Linux (2.4.9-13)
root (hd1,0)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.9-13 ro root=/dev/hdd2 hdc=ide-scsi
initrd /initrd-2.4.9-13.img
title Red Hat Linux (2.4.7-10)
root (hd1,0)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.7-10 ro root=/dev/hdd2 hdc=ide-scsi
initrd /initrd-2.4.7-10.img
title Win98
root (hd0,0)
chainloader +1
rootnoverify (hd0,0)

Mike W

Tom Diehl wrote:
> 
> On Sat, 29 Dec 2001, Mike Watson wrote:
> 
> > I've had a common problem with Caldera 3.1, Mandrake 8.1 and RH7.2. I cannot dual
> > boot for Win98 and Linux.
> >
> > The HD layout is:
> >
> > /dev/hda      Win98SE (18GB) boot partition /dev/hda1
> > /dev/hdb      Linux (1.6GB) /boot  /home
> > /dev/hdc      CDROM
> > /dev/hdd      Linux (8GB) swap(512MB) /
> 
> Ok, Nothing strange here.
> 
> > The PC is a homebrew running a AMD Duron (800MHz), 192MB memory.
> >
> > The common lilo problem is lilo hangs at boot showing only "LI".  I can boot
> > using a boot diskette.  With GRUB, the one time it was written to MBR (failed
> > continuously to write a MBR afterward,) filled the screen with "@" until I
> > manually rebooted.
> >
> > Previous, before I'd installed /dev/hdd and with RH 7.0, I could dual boot with
> > lilo, not now.  I currently have RH7.2 loaded and have installed all the updates
> > and upgraded the kernel to 2.4.9-13.
> >
> > Anyone give me any hints way I can't dual boot?
> 
> Show your grub.conf and what steps you took to install it. I do this all of
> the time it works just fine when done correctly with most hardware.
> 
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