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

[opfi <opfi ksc th com>]

Sorry for telling wrong

Dominic


Jose M. Sanchez wrote:

> 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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