Re: LILO + WinNT + /dev/hdc Loader Problem

["Jose M. Sanchez" <opjose ex-pressnet com>]

Linux's root partition, using Lilo DOES NOT need to either be on a primary
drive at all.

Recently someone posted a message about passing Unit Numbers (I.E. 80 & 81)
to Lilo via a parameter.

This circumvents booting linux from a "primary" drive... search the archive
for "SLICK" (my response to the guy that posted this little gem...

-JMS

    -----Original Message-----
    From: opfi <opfi ksc th com>
    To: redhat-install-list redhat com <redhat-install-list redhat com>
    Date: Friday, October 30, 1998 7:29 AM
    Subject: Re: LILO + WinNT + /dev/hdc Loader Problem


    Hi
    you must install / (root) into either 1st or 2nd partition of your HD,
otherwise the OS will not boot.
    let me know...
    Dominic

    Sridhar Nimmagadda wrote:


        Hi ,
                I have installed WinNT on a Linux Box on a different disk
                drive(/dev/hdc) rather than /dev/hda. I already had dos on
hda.
                I included the following lines in lilo.conf for NT.

                other=/dev/hdc1
                label=WinNT
                table=/dev/hdc
                loader=/boot/chain.b

                By default, the loader should be /boot/chain.b . But, If i
do not
                include the line , I get the error "Must specify LOADER for
BIOS
                device 0x81" when i run just lilo.

                Once I include the line lili runs fine. After rebooting,
when i
                type the WinNT at the lilo prompt, I get an error "Can't
find the
                Loader".

                The following lines are included for dos in lilo.conf

                other=/dev/hda1
                label=dos
                table=/dev/hda

        Bye

        Sridhar

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