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05-27-2005, 12:37 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Apr 2004
Distribution: Slackware 10.1
Posts: 16
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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.
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05-27-2005, 12:53 PM
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#2
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Senior Member
Registered: Mar 2005
Location: Kentucky
Distribution: Slackware64-current
Posts: 1,877
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Post your lilo.conf file. I am assuming a typo on /dev/hdd1.
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05-30-2005, 08:05 PM
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#3
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Apr 2004
Distribution: Slackware 10.1
Posts: 16
Original Poster
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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
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05-30-2005, 08:30 PM
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#4
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Senior Member
Registered: Mar 2005
Location: Kentucky
Distribution: Slackware64-current
Posts: 1,877
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Quote:
Originally posted by petezilla
here it is:
# 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
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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.
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10-20-2005, 06:45 PM
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#5
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Member
Registered: May 2005
Location: Philippines
Distribution: Slackware 10.0 : Linux 2.6.7
Posts: 66
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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
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10-20-2005, 06:48 PM
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#6
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Member
Registered: May 2005
Location: Philippines
Distribution: Slackware 10.0 : Linux 2.6.7
Posts: 66
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BTW, i can load Linux without any problems... I just can't load Windows 
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10-20-2005, 07:32 PM
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#7
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Senior Member
Registered: Mar 2005
Location: Kentucky
Distribution: Slackware64-current
Posts: 1,877
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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.
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01-06-2006, 01:24 AM
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#8
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Jul 2004
Distribution: SuSE 10.0
Posts: 1
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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".
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