Windows Won't Boot, and I don't know why

[Sasquash]

I have four partitions:

hda1 - /boot
hda5 - /
hda7 - swap
hda6 - /mnt/windows

I've set up Lilo to boot to hda6 by default - the image name is 'windows' - but when it makes the selection to boot windows, it just says "Loading windows" and then does nothing. It just sits there with a blinking cursor.

Also, I've tried configuring Lilo, and it's given me the option of changing the boot device. Should my boot device be hda (default) or hda1 (my /boot mounted partition)?

Thanks all

Sasquash

[dboyer]

my windows section of lilo.conf looks like this:

other = /dev/hda1
label = Windows2000
table = /dev/hda

I would assume yours would be similiar:

other = /dev/hda6
label = Windows
table = /dev/hda

[Sasquash]

Yes but without the table=/dev/hda

What does this mean?

[dboyer]

man is your friend :)

http://hegel.ittc.ukans.edu/topics/linux/man-pages/man5/lilo.conf.5.html#sect3

[Sasquash]

I added table=/dev/hda to my windows thing.

Should I keep my boot device as hda or make it hda1?

Thanks

Sasquash

[Sasquash]

Ah, I just realised the potential of the chain-loader option.

Does anyone know how to direct this to the Windows 2000 normal bootloader?

Thanks

Sasquash

[gamblor01]

You know I just posted something on this yesterday just a few hours before you did. Here's the thread that my post is on, but I still haven't figured out the dual boot yet...:(

http://www.justlinux.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=124854

[mdwatts]

Originally posted by Sasquash
Ah, I just realised the potential of the chain-loader option.

Does anyone know how to direct this to the Windows 2000 normal bootloader?


As dboyer suggested,

other = /dev/hda6
label = Windows
table = /dev/hda

should work since Windows is on hda6.