lilo

sharapchi · 01-11-2006, 01:36 PM

Hi,

I have a problem with lilo. I have bought a new harddisk a few days before.
I installed things about linux to new harddisk. And i wanted to use older with linux. I installed windows to old hdd and partitioned with ntfs fully. Also i did it to new hdd with linux. I plugged newer as /dev/sda (by the way hdds are sata) and older as /dev/sdb. I configured lilo. I can start linux but i cannot start windows from lilo.
I tried grub, also i cannot do again with this.

here my lilo.conf

Code:

# LILO configuration file
# generated by 'liloconfig'
#
# Start LILO global section
boot = /dev/sda
#compact        # faster, but won't work on all systems.
prompt
timeout = 50
# VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x256
vga = 773

# ramdisk = 0     # paranoia setting
# End LILO global section
# Linux bootable partition config begins
image = /boot/vmlinuz
  root = /dev/sda1
  label = linuks
  read-only # Non-UMSDOS filesystems should be mounted read-only for checking
# Linux bootable partition config ends
# Windows bootable partition config begins
other = /dev/sdb1
  label = vindovs
#  map-drive = 0x80
#   to = 0x81
#  map-drive = 0x81
#   to = 0x80
  table = /dev/sdb
# Windows bootable partition config ends

Bruce Hill · 01-11-2006, 01:55 PM

I believe your primary partition table is on /dev/sda, is it not?
Even though your Windows OS is on /dev/sdb1, I think you should be
using "table = /dev/sda" in the Windows bootable partition config.

I have a system back home with Windows on an IDE drive, and Slack
on a SATA drive; with LiLO in the MBR. This is that system's LiLO:

Code:

# LILO configuration file
# generated by 'liloconfig'
#
# Start LILO global section
append="apm=power-off"
boot = /dev/hda
prompt
timeout = 50
# VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x256
vga = 773
# End LILO global section
# Linux bootable partition config begins
image = /boot/vmlinuz
  root = /dev/sda2
  label = Slackware-2.6.7
  read-only # Non-UMSDOS filesystems should be mounted read-only for checking
# Linux bootable partition config ends
# Windows bootable partition config begins
other = /dev/hda1
  label = Windoze
  table = /dev/hda
# Windows bootable partition config ends

If this makes sense to you, try changing the table.

And don't forget to run "lilo" after changing /etc/lilo.conf

yoron · 01-12-2006, 03:47 AM

i agree, point lilo to your MBR
And put XP as sda, windows kind of like that

vbisis · 01-12-2006, 08:13 AM

Try uncommenting the line:

table = /dev/sdb

it helped for me. Just that I don't understand why ....

sharapchi · 01-12-2006, 03:18 PM

yes you are right windows like being first every time but is it really first for us? is it the best?

Uncommeting "table = /dev/sdb" does not work for me.

By the way. I dont do about lilo. It does not work. I tried grub. Also with expert choice i cannot install windows. But when i choose simple, it make every partition bootable and make choices for every partition. Then i edited /boot/grub/menu.lst file. I uncommented other choices.

But grub is so complex to use. If is there anyone feels itself expert it can use grub, grub is not for me. If anyone knows how i can fix it, please give me some ideas.

Do i have to install lilo to mbr of /dev/sdb, too?

egag · 01-12-2006, 07:48 PM

---------
other = /dev/sdb1
label = vindovs
# map-drive = 0x80
# to = 0x81
# map-drive = 0x81
# to = 0x80
table = /dev/sdb
--------------

did you try uncommenting the " map - to " options ?
and no, don't install lilo to the mbr of dribe b

egag