new hard drive
 

okay i've got slackware linux installed currently with lilo as the bootloader... and i'm wondering if and how i can install this new hard drive and be able to boot the OS already installed on the second hard drive...
any help is appreciated..

If you add the second hard drive as the second hd (slave), edit your /etc/lilo.conf. The new drive will probably be /dev/hdb. So you would probably add something like:
other = /dev/hdb1
label = Winblows

Be sure to run "lilo" after the edit.

where at in the file this is what it says


# Start LILO global section
boot = /dev/hda
message = /boot/boot_message.txt
prompt
timeout = 1200



# Linux bootable partition config begins
image = /boot/vmlinuz
root = /dev/hda1
label = Linux
read-only
# Linux bootable partition config ends

there's a slew of things in between but i kind of thought those where be where i put it..or whatever

You can put it right there at the end.

this is what i have

# LILO configuration file
# generated by 'liloconfig'
#
# Start LILO global section
boot = /dev/hda
message = /boot/boot_message.txt
prompt
timeout = 1200
# Override dangerous defaults that rewrite the partition table:
change-rules
reset
# 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
# End LILO global section
# Linux bootable partition config begins
image = /boot/vmlinuz
root = /dev/hda1
label = Linux
read-only
# Linux bootable partition config ends
other = /dev/hdb1
label = Windows