Dual boot Lilo won't load Windows [SOLVED]

Tripsun · 05-17-2011, 12:08 PM

Hi everyone,

Just installed Slackware 13.37 and am trying to get dual boot to work properly. I have edited /etc/lilo.conf to point the Windows section to what I believe should be the correct partition (/dev/sda2)

Here is the relevant section

Code:

# LILO configuration file
# Windows bootable partition config begins
other = /dev/sda2
  label = Windows
  table = /dev/sda
# Windows bootable partition config ends
# Linux bootable partition config begins
image = /boot/vmlinuz
  root = /dev/sda6
  label = Linux
  read-only
# Linux bootable partition config ends

I have mounted /dev/sda2 to /ntfs-c as suggested during install and when I browse through there I see the files from my windows setup so it is in fact the correct partition. When I load Windows on boot, however, it is pointing to the recovery partition (/dev/sda1). Any ideas? I am sure it is an easy fix somewhere.

Thanks!

bigrigdriver · 05-17-2011, 12:17 PM

After editing the lilo config file, you need to run (as root) /sbin/lilo to make the changes take effect.

Here is an article on configuring lilo:http://www.control-escape.com/linux/lilo-cfg.html