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iC3man
10-07-2003, 03:25 PM
Im currently using windows Xp and now i wanna go for a try on slackware..
i've tried to install it through VMWare and it worked perfectly and i got all the programs and everything worked..
now i wanna get it into the physical disc..
I've been releasing some space from the windows partition (released about 7gb)
and then i plug in the slackware cd and it starts and i log in as root..
then i type cfdisk and renew the 7gb and partition one bootable ordinary partition and a linux swap partition and install all the things i want to include in my installation..
then i reboot..
lilo doesn't see the windows partition..
what lines do i need in the lilo.conf..
i dunno if im using SCSI or something like that..
post all the info you need and i'll give it a try to respond..
/thx in advance..:)
clw54
10-07-2003, 03:56 PM
I successfully did the same thing using Gentoo. See the section on configuring LILO near the end. It's Gentoo, but it should work the same. Just be sure to backup lilo.conf before editing it.
Link (http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-x86-install.xml)
iC3man
10-07-2003, 05:15 PM
hmm i cant seem to find it.. you know anythimg else??
clw54
10-07-2003, 07:19 PM
On the Gentoo page I linked to, there's a section called Configuring LILO. Use the Find feature on your browser and search for LILO. It's there. The instructions worked for me.
This is a part of my lilo.conf:
other = /dev/hdax
label = Windows
Where "hdax" is your windows partition.
Don't forget to run lilo to make changes.
iC3man
10-08-2003, 05:39 AM
is that all there is to type to get for example..
windows on hda1..
#other O/S
other=/dev/hda1
label=Windows?
and then i restart lilo by typing lilo in sbin and it should work or is there anything else i need to know for this to work??
iC3man
10-09-2003, 09:05 AM
hmm what happened with all the replyes :P
thx anyway..
unless there is something else i need to think about?
Originally posted by iC3man
hmm what happened with all the replyes... We went on strike for better pay. :D
Yes, put the "other=" and "label=" lines at the end of lilo.conf (the label can be whatever name you want) and then run /sbin/lilo to make the change take effect.
iC3man
10-11-2003, 06:07 PM
Hehe.
thx man..
so all i need to type in lilo.conf is :
other=dev/hda1
label=Windows
¨
and then rerun lilo and all is set??
so when i reboot the box it will startup lilo and i can choose from two different OS ??
//sorry for being so slow:rolleyes:
but i want to be sure so when i do this it will work..
Originally posted by iC3man
Hehe.
thx man..
so all i need to type in lilo.conf is :
other=dev/hda1
label=Windows
¨
and then rerun lilo and all is set??
so when i reboot the box it will startup lilo and i can choose from two different OS ??
Yes, that's all you need.
It's /dev/hda1, don't forget the "/" at the beggining.
iC3man
10-15-2003, 05:22 AM
Is it the same command line for GRUB users??...
dunno why i thought anything about GRUB since im currently using lilo..
but
Knowledge is POWER!
:D:D
No, Grub has an entirely different format. A bare-bones sample entry for Windows on hda1 in Grub's config would look like this:
title Windows
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
chainloader +1
iC3man
10-15-2003, 05:37 AM
ohh...
thx dude..
iC3man
10-21-2003, 10:30 AM
Hey.. how ya doing??..
well i got another problem right now :D..
im trying to install Gentoo on a partition..
when im done with the partitions i want to install a different booter..
well i think gent2 fancys grub but i want to use LiLo...
how do i set this??
Haven't used Gentoo- does its installer give you a choice of bootloaders? If so, installing lilo will just overwrite whatever Grub had going on.
iC3man
10-23-2003, 05:38 AM
hmm that's just the thing :D..
you see, im waiting (have just ordered) a basic stationary computer with all the good stuff (i truly mean it :)) since i need it for the homepage and the tribes server..
well i haven't got it yet so im waiting and laming on VMWare with linux and trying to get it right :)...
but i cant seem to get it worked because everytime i start it and type cfdisk in the console i get cant read disk.. press any key to abort..
wtf is that??..
ineed help.. i need to try some stuff :)
So this is a new problem, right? In your first post you said that you were using cfdisk successfully. Have you tried fdisk instead of cfdisk?
Give us more specific information about your drive/partition setup.