On Thu, 17 Oct 2002 16:31:49 +1300 Paul Parkyn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Nick, > > lilo.conf :- > boot = /dev/hdb1 change this line to boot = /dev/hda and rerun lilo, it will instal lilo onto the mbr (if this totally craps out run fdisk /mbr from your win95/98 startup disk to restore the windows mbr) > timeout = 50 > prompt > vga = normal > read-only > map=/boot/map > install=/boot/boot.b > image = /boot/bzImage > label = linux > root = /dev/hdb1 > read-only > image = /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.5-22 > label = linuxold > root = /dev/hdb1 > read-only > other = /dev/hda1 > label = Windows > table =/dev/hda1 > > The output from fdisk -l using Toms root boot disk > > Disk /dev/hda: 255 hds, 63 sectors, 526 Cylinders > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes > > Device boot Start End Blocks > id System > > /dev/hda1 * 1 175 > 1405656 6 Fat16 > /dev/hda2 176 525 2811375 > 5 Extended > /dev/hda5 176 350 1405656 > 6 Win95 fat32 > /dev/hda6 351 525 1405656 > 6 Win95 fat32 > > Disk /dev/hdb: 64 hds, 63 sectors, 620 Cylinders > Units = cylinders of 4032 * 512 bytes > > /dev/hdb1 * 1 600 > 1209568+ 83 Linux > /dev/hdb2 601 620 > 40320 5 Extended > /dev/hdb5 601 620 > 40288+ 82 Linux swap > > With the present configuration the PC boots straight into windows and I > can't boot up Linux. > > maybe you or someone can put me right. > many thanks for your help. > > Regards Paul > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nick Rout" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2002 12:47 PM > Subject: Re: lilo problems > > > > post your whole lilo.conf and a summary of your partitions (say, the > > outlput of fdisk -l with a note about whats on each partition > > > > thats fdisk -ell not -one > > > > > >
