--- Rajasankar K <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Biju Chacko wrote:
>
> > It basically uses the settings in lilo.conf to
> write the OS loader code
> > (the actual lilo) to the location (MBR/boot sect)
> you specifed . AFAIK,
> > it is not mandatory that it the OS loader should
> be in the MBR. It can
> > be in the boot sector of your / partition, or some
> other less obvious
> > places. Check the lilo docs. IIRC, there is an
> excellent explaination
> > of these concepts there.
> >
>
> Hi,
>
> Is this statement right : If I have lilo in boot
> sector of hda2 and I have
> made hda1 (say win98 is there in hda1)
> as active partition, then my lilo prompt won't be
> displayed at boot time and I
> will get win98 directly.
> Then, if I make hda2 active I'll get lilo while
> booting and I will be able to go
> to win98 (in hda1) from lilo prompt
> if I want.
>
> Regards,
HI. this is possible if u install LILO on the
bootsector
of the partition. NOT on the MBR.
Nikhil.
> http://lists.linux-india.org/lists/LIH
>
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