Rob Try this page. http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/LILO-4.html from what it sound like it should work. I know grub does the same thing in a different way. If lilo doesn't work you can use grub from a boot floppy.
Tim On Tuesday 12 February 2002 14:39, you wrote: > I'm wanting to install windows 98 on my system. Currently it is a > linux only machine. My drive configuration is as follows: > > /dev/hda -> Linux hard drive (master primary) > /dev/hdb -> none > /dev/hdc -> want to be windows drive (master secondary) > /dev/hdd -> CDROM (slave secondary) > > /dev/hdc has nothing on it. Not even a partition. It used to have > linux until I upgrade the drive with /dev/hda. But I removed all > partition tables. > > I've just attempted a few times to install windows, but it complains > about the drive and it can't install on it. I'm guessing that maybe > it sees only hda and can't install there. I actually found a new > partition on /dev/hda that was zero blocks in size, starting at the > end of the drive. I'm guessing windows did that. > > So, does windows require master primary to install? Is there another > way around it? What's the easiest way to deal with this and keep my > linux install on /dev/hda intact? > > Thanks, > Rob > -- > Rob <rob_at_euglug_dot_net> > my @euglugCode = qw(v+++ e--- eug+ bsd+++ gnu+ S+++);
