On Fri, 14 Dec 2001 15:24:53 +0100 "J.A. Magallon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On 20011214 Borsenkow Andrej wrote: > >I have Windows on primary HD and Linux on secondary. BIOS support > >booting from the second drive. I'd like to get rid of boot loader and > >leave Windows on the first disk with its own loader and install > >lilo/grub on the MBR of the second HD. It does not work - loader does > >not find second stage (it probably finds but wrong one). > > > > Can you post both lilo.conf and boot.ini from win ? > > TIA. > With an MBR present on the 1st hd to install an MBR on the 2nd hd the 2nd hd needs to be set as 1st boot device and then install lilo. Once lilo has installed you can use it to boot to either linux or win from this drive. That is what I would recommend. It allows you to boot to either OS, it makes no changes what-so-ever to the MBR of your 1st hd. It is both safer and easier than using the BIOS as a 'bootloader'. As well as the fact that using the BIOS in such a manner on a regular basis can cause severe and unrepairable damage to the BIOS itself and once its gone so is the MOBO. Charles
