lilo.conf and openbsd

chens_83 · 07-29-2002, 02:31 AM

hello i have just installed open bsd alongside my redhat 7.2
i am dual booting this machine and wanna know where does open bsd keep its kernel and how can i move stuff between the partitions.

redhat <==> openbsd

my lilo.conf looks like this

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

image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.7-10
label=RH7.2
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.7-10.img
read-only
root=/dev/hda2
other=/dev/hda4
label=openbsd
table=/dev/hda

sancho5 · 07-29-2002, 08:07 AM

The OpenBSD kernel is /bsd - you should be able to point lilo to your partition that it's on (no handoff to a chainloader, etc.) and boot fine. The filesystem type is A6 (if i remember right) which is FFS.

See the openbsd FAQ (http://www.openbsd.org/faq/) or the mailing list archives on marc.theaimsgroup.com (list = openbsd-misc) for more documentation on linux/obsd interactivity, dual booting, binary emulation, etc.

Good luck!

5amYan · 07-29-2002, 02:29 PM

I had to install OBSD as the first OS on my disk to get it to work.
I mean it HAD to be in the first partition
As for LILO I use Grub.

sancho5 · 07-30-2002, 07:36 AM

Not sure what your circumstances are, but there's no reason that any OS should *have* to be the first one installed/on the first partition, even Windoze. OBSD installed fine for me after Windows, followed by Red Hat. In fact, as long as your boot loader is pointing to the right partition, you should have no problem putting OBSD anywhere on your disk, so long as /bsd is located in the first 1024 cylinders for some BIOSes.

5amYan · 07-30-2002, 09:27 AM

I don't remenber where I found the info. Some FAQ. THat was also 2.9 or 3.0. I 'm at work so my box isn't in front of me. I do remember I also needed an extra letter to point to the OBSD kernel. Something like rootnoverify..../wd0/hda0e

It is set up with OBSD FBSD and W2K. In that order on hda 60 GB (20G each). and RH 7.3 on hdb. Maybe it was a FreeBSD issue. I don't recall.

chens_83 · 07-30-2002, 07:30 PM

all is fine now and i have a dual booted machine...
I thinks it was the disklabels that were giving me trouble

i didnt change the lilo.conf so it was something to do with the Open bsd install