On Thursday 01 November 2001 21:08, you wrote: > On Friday 02 November 2001 06:39, Glenn Williams wrote: > > Then I made sure I can boot both Linux and XP with PM 7 Boot Magic. > > BM > > this is *not* a flame at you. I have never properly understood why > people insist on using $60 flakey software when lilo (or grub) do the > job.
[snip] > the following lilo.conf is a 90% garanteed success. it is THIS > SIIMPLE > > (ignore all #comments) > > boot ="/dev/hda" # THE MBR > install=/boot/boot.b # THE contents of that mbr > map =/boot/map # internal use > > linear # THE method of disk accces, there are others, this one > works. > > prompt #rubbish > timeout="50" #rubbish > message=/boot/message #rubbish > read-only #yeah yeah > > #------linux OS fragment > > image=/boot/vmlinuz_think_of_a_number > > label="TOMATOES" > > root="/dev/hdb2" # THE disk and THE partition > > #------ DOS OS fragment > > other=/dev/hda1 #THE disk and THE partition > > label=PORRIDGE > --------- > > > repeat the above fragments for as many different kernels and OS's > that give you a thrill, remembering to mount those fragments prior to > issuing /sbin/lilo > > /sbin/lilo will scream it's head off if any syntax above is wrong, > (or if the item ain't mounted), it is THAT simple. > > ------------ > It doesn't matter a rat's *rse whether the OS booting to, uses > a left knee over toehold, reverse dihedral double dichotomy file > system, with pretzels. Whatever that file system 'is', it has no part > to play during booting because it can't be implemented in 446 bytes! > Whatever the OS, linux included, that file system, and all > parephenalia associated with it, is NOT part of the boot process, it > is 'somewhere else'. Very instructive... and *way too* funny! <ROTFLMAO> > All that is ever required, is to provide the incredibly imple syntax > above, so that lilo can point to 'something else'. Hi, Mike: First of all, let me say that I did not take offense to your comments in the least. They seem to have been written in the same tone as your tutorial on LILO in the SxS - which I think (tone) is very good. Second, your dry, but not-so-suttle, uproariously irreverent sense of humor bleeds through your writing in a most entertaining but immensely instructive way. Third, I learned something from this experience. Most importantly, this time I did *not* panic. I actually had some fun putting things back together. I got helpful suggestions from several list members, and I don't mean to minimize their help, but mostly, I relied on what I already knew (if I would only take the time to think about it), and what I could find in the many good books I have. Reduced to a paragraph or so, here's what I did: I first used YaST2 to make a system boot floppy by writing my existing LILO to a floppy. I tested it and it works. Then I used YaST2 (could have done that from the command line) to write the same LILO to the Linux partition of the hard drive. Next, I restored the original MBR using a DOS boot floppy and the DOS fdisk /MBR command. Then I installed Partition Magic 7 Boot Magic and made sure that would boot both OSs. Finally, I rounded the final turn by disabling Boot Magic and writing LILO to the MBR. Which is, of course, where I began. ;0) I know that wasn't the best or most straight-forward approach, but it was a worthwhile experience, all in all. Everything boots nicely. And I may remember some of this as late as next Wednesday. Thanks for your comments, Mike. Regards, Glenn -- Glenn Williams - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux User #135678 Powered by SuSE 7.2 Linux Professional _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
