Re: Switching between 2 file systems.

[Bob McClure Jr <robertmcclure earthlink net>]

Umm, ok.  Short checklist:

- Both partitions below the 1024 cylinder boundary?

- You did run "lilo" with no complaints?  To the master boot record?

- How far does the boot of the disagreeable one get?

You may need to post the relevant lilo.conf and the output of "fdisk
-l /dev/hda".  May we assume you are running lilo from the running
RH6.0 partition (/dev/hda2) to dual-boot either of the two?

You know, I just looked back at your previous problem and realized
that one of the partitions to be booted was a logical partition
(/dev/hda5).  I thought you could not boot a logical partition.  But
it works, huh?  Guess I'm getting senile in my old age.  Maybe that's
true only of Windoze?  (I'm sure someone will set me straight.)

On Sat, Mar 03, 2001 at 08:39:52PM -0500, Fu-Dong Chiou wrote:
> Wait, I am still having some problems, though.  This solved my laptop at 
> work, but my home desktop (hda1=RH6.2; hda2=RH6.0) doesn't like it at 
> all.  Why is it so?
> 
> Chip
> 
> 
> Bob McClure Jr wrote:
> > 
> > On Fri, Mar 02, 2001 at 06:52:20PM -0500, Fu-Dong Chiou wrote:
> > > I posted a problem with lilo using the same system.map even though it 
> > > boots into another filesystem.  I am adding more detailed info.
> > > 
> > > root localhost ~#more /etc/lilo.conf
> > > boot=/dev/hda
> > > map=/boot/map
> > > install=/boot/boot.b  
> > > prompt
> > > timeout=30
> > > message=/boot/message
> > > linear
> > > default=RedHat7
> > > 
> > > image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.16-22
> > >         label=RedHat7
> > >         read-only
> > >         root=/dev/hda1
> > > 
> > 
> > Assuming that the above stanza represents the currently active root
> > filesystem, and the one below is the alternate, and that /dev/hda5 is
> > currently mounted on, say, /rh6, then the following line
> > 
> > > image=/boot/vmlinuz
> > 
> > Should be
> > 
> >   image=/rh6/boot/vmlinuz
> > 
> > >         label=RedHat6
> > >         read-only
> > >         root=/dev/hda5
> > > 
> > > Disk /dev/hda: 240 heads, 63 sectors, 662 cylinders
> > > Units = cylinders of 15120 * 512 bytes
> > > 
> > >    Device Boot    Start       End    Blocks   Id  System
> > > /dev/hda1   *         1       271   2048728+  83  Linux
> > > /dev/hda2           272       661   2948400    5  Extended
> > > /dev/hda5   *       272       542   2048728+  83  Linux
> > > /dev/hda6           543       650    816448+  83  Linux
> > > /dev/hda7           651       661     83128+  82  Linux swap
> > > 
> > > Appreciate any help.  Thanks!
> > > 
> > > Best wishes,
> > > Chip 
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > -- 
> > Bob McClure, Jr.            | In theory, what works in theory
> > Bobcat Open Systems, Inc.   | will work in practice.
> > robertmcclure earthlink net | In practice, it doesn't.
> 
> Best wishes,
> Chip 

Cheers,
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Bob McClure, Jr.            | In theory,
Bobcat Open Systems, Inc.   | what works in theory will work in practice.
robertmcclure earthlink net | In practice, it doesn't.