windows wont load from lilo (did before)
 

Hello, I installed Slackware 10 recently, its running fine, and I've only had trouble with a few little thing so far (which I was easily able to remedy with advice from people on this forum).

I'm just having trouble with my LILO right now, when I choose Windows from my LILO it never loads, just sits there as if it was thinking about loading windows. Now the weird part is that I had this working fine before and unfortunately I'm not sure what i did to bung it up. I have reinstalled lilo with liloconfig and looked at lilo.config but cant see whats wrong there. Windows is installed on /dev/hdd1, and linux on /dev/hda1. I can easily get Windows to boot by turning off the primary drive (hda) in the BIOS so it only loads Windows, but it should load from lilo.

Post your lilo.conf file. I am assuming a typo on /dev/hdd1.

here it is:

# LILO configuration file
# generated by 'liloconfig'
#
# Start LILO global section
boot = /dev/hda
#compact # faster, but won't work on all systems.
prompt
timeout = 300
# VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x256
vga = 773
# Normal VGA console
# vga = normal
# VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x64k
# vga=791
# VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x32k
# vga=790
# VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x256
# vga=773
# VESA framebuffer console @ 800x600x64k
# vga=788
# VESA framebuffer console @ 800x600x32k
# vga=787
# VESA framebuffer console @ 800x600x256
# vga=771
# VESA framebuffer console @ 640x480x64k
# vga=785
# VESA framebuffer console @ 640x480x32k
# vga=784
# VESA framebuffer console @ 640x480x256
# vga=769
# ramdisk = 0 # paranoia setting
# End LILO global section
# Linux bootable partition config begins
image = /boot/vmlinuz
root = /dev/hda1
label = Slackware
read-only # Non-UMSDOS filesystems should be mounted read-only for checking
# Linux bootable partition config ends
# Windows bootable partition config begins
other = /dev/hdd1
label = Windows
# map-drive = 0x80
# to = 0x81
# map-drive = 0x81
# to = 0x80
table = /dev/hdd1
# Windows bootable partition config ends

other = /dev/hdd1 is wrong - should probably read:

# Windows bootable partition config begins
other = /dev/hdb1
label = Windows
table = /dev/hdb
boot-as = 0x80
# Windows bootable partition config ends

This is how it is set-up on my system.

I also have the same problem... I have a dual-boot system, having windows 98 on /dev/hda1 and slackware 10 on /dev/hdb1, it was working fine before but when i reinstall liloconf, i arrive to the same problem it just displays "Loading Windows" and nothing happens...

btw here's lilo.conf

# LILO configuration file
# generated by 'liloconfig'
#
# Start LILO global section
boot = /dev/hda
#compact # faster, but won't work on all systems.
prompt
timeout = 300
# VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x256
vga = 773
# Normal VGA console
# vga = normal
# VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x64k
# vga=791
# VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x32k
# vga=790
# VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x256
# vga=773
# VESA framebuffer console @ 800x600x64k
# vga=788
# VESA framebuffer console @ 800x600x32k
# vga=787
# VESA framebuffer console @ 800x600x256
# vga=771
# VESA framebuffer console @ 640x480x64k
# vga=785
# VESA framebuffer console @ 640x480x32k
# vga=784
# VESA framebuffer console @ 640x480x256
# vga=769
# ramdisk = 0 # paranoia setting
# End LILO global section
# Windows bootable partition config begins
other = /dev/hda1
label = Windows
table = /dev/hda
# Windows bootable partition config ends
# Linux bootable partition config begins
image = /boot/vmlinuz
root = /dev/hdb1
label = Linux
read-only # Non-UMSDOS filesystems should be mounted read-only for checking
# Linux bootable partition config ends

BTW, i can load Linux without any problems... I just can't load Windows :(

Its a similar problem, I think. You need to add the line:

boot-as = 0x80

right under label = Linux

Then run as root "/sbin/lilo" without quotes. It should work fine.

First, I just wanted to say thanks for all the solutions posted - you guys got my problem solved here before I could even post a question.

I have basically the same setup as mmarkvillanueva. I added in the line "boot-as = 0x80", but I added it under "label=Windows", not "label=Linux".