Re: [Sheflug] Newbie again - help needed!

[Craig Andrews <nospam [at] fishbot.org.uk>]

You probably did one of three things (both related to LILO config)#

a) Selected install LILO to floppy
b) Selected install LILO to partition
c) Did not install LILO at all

It seems many distros default to some strange setting such as install to
floppy. This is sensible, because it lets you get up and running without
potentially damaging your boot sector, but can be rather confusing!

What you could do is this... stick in the boot floppy/CD and boot to the
LILO prompt, then type:

linux root=/dev/hdb1

where /dev/hdb1 is the root partition you installed to.

Then, use linuxconf or something to set up LILO to boot from the MBR of
/dev/hda and your away!

Any trouble, just shout

Craig

On Tue, 29 May 2001, Ruth Gunstone wrote:

> hello again,
>
>
> Have built new PC (850 Duron, QDI mainboard, 128MB RAM), with 2 x 10GB HDDs.
> Have installed Win98 (spit!) to the primary drive.
>
> Attempted to install R/H Linux 7 to second HDD (Primary Slave).
>
> Went through install process - seemed to go o.k., until it had finished, and
> needed to reboot. This it did, but promptly booted into Win98 - no option
> presented (no LiLo?).
>
> Presumably I've done something cpmpletely wrong!
>
> Am I wrong in thinking I can have Windows on one drive, Linux on the other,
> and choose my OS at boot-up?
>
>
> bewildered of stocksbridge . .
>
> --
> Ruth Gunstone          (ruth at bolsterstone dot demon dot co dot uk)
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