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

[Jan Carlson <janc kubwa com>]

Also show us /etc/fstab and "fdisk -l" output.

Meanwhile...

1. When you added hdd, did you move or rejumper any of the other drives?
If you did, you will need to adjust /etc/fstab, and make sure that the
proper /boot is mounted before you proceed.

2. What command did you run to install grub in the MBR, and what exactly
does it report?

This is what works for me - First make sure that the proper /boot
partition is mounted, then run:

	grub-install /dev/hda           [ NOT HDA1 ! ]

3. Did you have a separate /boot partition mounted during the install
process *AND* when you ran grub-install?  If not, it could use a /boot
*directory* within root, which could be your problem.

4. Some bioses just refuse to cooperate unless you have an active
(bootable) primary partition on the first or second drive, in your
case probably /dev/hda1.  Is hda1 active?

Cheers,
Jan


On Sat, Dec 29, 2001 at 12:38:27PM -0600, Mike Watson wrote:
> 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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Jan Carlson                                 janc at kubwa dot com