RE: [TCLUG:20355] have disk with win95

["Larry Greenwald" <lcgreenwald@tcinternet.net>]

Windows will not boot from anything other than the master drive on the
primary controller (hda).  If you put the windows drive as hda and then
install lilo on the MBR you will be able to dual boot.
Change your lilo.conf as follows.

boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
prompt
timeout=50
linear
default=linux

image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.14-5.0
	label=linux
	read-only
	root=/dev/hdc5

other=/dev/hda1
	label=win

Larry

-----Original Message-----
From: jhallgren@hl137-192-64-86.Hyperlink.Onvoy.com
[mailto:jhallgren@hl137-192-64-86.Hyperlink.Onvoy.com]On Behalf Of Jeff
Hallgren
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2000 6:23 PM
To: tclug-list@mn-linux.org
Subject: Re: [TCLUG:20355] have disk with win95


	Partial success..
	I got the drives all switched around and everything appears correct.
Redhats hardware detection "Kudzu" is pretty nice and works well. It
noticed everything I did and allowed me to change config easily.
	I now have an hdc that I can mount and browse under linux but I can't
boot from it. There must be something wrong with the boot record?
My lilo.conf

boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
prompt
timeout=50
linear
default=linux

image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.14-5.0
	label=linux
	read-only
	root=/dev/hda5

other=/dev/hdc1
	label=win

	When I type "win" at the lilo prompt I get only:

Invalid system disk
Replace the disk, and then press any key

	Which seems like a pretty standard windows message
	Any suggestions?


Magician wrote:
>
> find the Master drive on that cable and set it to Slave or DS and put it
on
> the Primary IDE controller
>
> Ron W
> > Jeff Hallgren wrote:
> > >
> > > Okay, looks like I'll be running with the cover off for awhile...
> > > I'm going to try the "other IDE" port and set the drive to SP, I'll
> > > report back when and if I can ever reboot to linux again.
> > > Thanks.
> > > Jeff
> > >
> > Well that was quick.
> > Looks like I can only have 2 drives on that ribbon cable and I already
> > have a CDROM and a ZIP. I need both of those. Can I use/find a cable
> > with 3 connectors on it? or is that too much for the controller?
> >

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