Difficult LILO triple boot question.

scoop_yo · 03-23-2007, 12:09 PM

Hi, I have 2 Linux distros on a SATA disk and temporarely Windows on and ATA disk.

/dev/sdb1 --> /boot (common)
/dev/sdb2 --> Linux_distro 1
/dev/sdb3 --> Linux_distro 2

/dev/hdb1 --> C:\ (boot.ini NTDETECT.COM etc.. and storage)
/dev/hdb2 --> E:\ (Windows)

BIOS is configured to boot /dev/sdb first (SATA with Linux).

If I change BIOS to boot /dev/hdb first only Windows boot but no lilo of course.

lilo.conf :

Code:

boot = /dev/sdb
lba32
prompt
timeout = 40
...
Linux_distro_1 etc..
...
Linux_distro_2 etc..

...(finally for windows)
other = /dev/hdb1
label = Windows_XP
table =  /dev/hdb

I tried other=/dev/hdb2 also but no luck.
I'm kinda stuck here, does anyone know how to deal with this without changing the boot order from BIOS if that is possible ?

{BBI}Nexus{BBI} · 03-23-2007, 02:16 PM

Change the boot order in your lilo.conf file.

scoop_yo · 03-23-2007, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by {BBI}Nexus{BBI}

Change the boot order in your lilo.conf file.

That did not work.