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2 distro installed. need lilo to fix boot

hi!

i have following setting on my pc:

hda1 - Win 2k pro
hda2 - Suse linux (reiserfs)
hda3 - Crux linux (reiserfs)
hda5 - swap
hda6 - /home (reiserfs)

but i've trouble selecting suse or crux. lilo.conf is:

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#

# /etc/lilo.conf: lilo(8) configuration, see lilo.conf(5)

#



lba32

install=text

boot=/dev/hda

default=Crux

prompt

timeout=30



image=/boot/vmlinuz

        label=Crux

        root=/dev/hda3

        read-only

#      append="quiet"

        append="hdc=ide-scsi hdd=ide-scsi quiet"



image=/boot/vmlinuz

        label=Suse

        initrd=/boot/initrd

        optional

        root=/dev/hda2

        vga=0x317

        append = "splash=silent desktop resume=/dev/hda5 showopts"



image = /boot/vmlinuz.old

        root = /dev/hda3

        label = safe

        read-only



other=/dev/hda1

        label=win



# End of file

how can i fix it?

can i also make my applications work in suse that are installed in crux?

cheers

Indy

Where did you install your boot manager Hda1 2 or 3. And did you install to mbr or superblock

regards Sharkee

the way you have it set up, it's booting the /boot/vmlinuz from whatever distribution you have mounted there. probably crux. mount your suse somewhere, and edit the lilo.conf to point to the initrd and vmlinuz there, where you mounted it, then install lilo.
sort of like this

image=/mnt/boot/vmlinuz
label=Suse
initrd=/mnt/boot/initrd
optional
root=/dev/hda2
vga=0x317
append = "splash=silent desktop resume=/dev/hda5 showopts"

thanks for your replys

sharkee: in MBR (hda1)

whansard: i tried your output. seems to run ok with lilo command. i'll see if it boots later. thanks

indy