On Sunday 14 March 2004 05:58 pm, martin brandt wrote: > Quoting Jerry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > On Sun, 14 Mar 2004 20:59:53 +0000 > > > > martin brandt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hey I need to add windows as a possible boot to my Linux boot loader, > > > how > > > > might > > > > > one do that? > > > I have a linux boot (original) then i installed a windows boot which > > > wiped > > > > my > > > > > linux boot loader. After resueing the bootloader with the 1st disc, i > > > > cannot get > > > > > it to recognise my windows boot and add it to the list. > > > > > > Any Ideas? > > > Thanks, Martin Brandt > > > > as root: > > make a backup copy of /etc/lilo.conf by doing: > > cp /etc/lilo.conf /etc/lilo.conf.backup > > just in case. > > > > edit lilo.conf and you can add your windows boot then save lilo.conf and > > run: > > lilo > > > > it should output something like: > > > > Added linux * > > Added linux-nonfb > > Added failsafe > > Added windows > > Added floppy > > > > just as a guideline, my windows entry looks like this: > > > > other=/dev/hda1 > > label="windows" > > table=/dev/hda > > > > HTH > > Jerry. > > Ive tried that, but it cant find the file... > I put > > Other=/dev/hda3 > label="windows" > table=/dev/hda3 > > seeing as my windows boot partition is hda3, but not mounted.. > Anymore tips? Should i be doing it as other or image? > Thanks again how do you come to believe that hda3 is your windows partition?????? if you have an install that windows did, adn you have a windows 9x or ME it will sure want to be on hda1, and most times, the hda2,hda3, hda4, are not used as mountable partitions. hda5 is what windows sees as a 'd' drive, if it is fat or ntfs. -- linux counter #167806
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