On Wednesday 20 February 2002 12:01, you wrote: > John Richard Smith wrote: > > Hello George, > > > > Thanks, > > > > I am afraid there is no /etc/lilo.conf, drakeX failed to create one. > > So, just to prove a point to myself I did LM8.1 re-install all over > > again, but this time I insisted drakX install Lilo instead of Grub. The > > result is absolutely identicle. > > as in you can boot w2k and not boot into linux? something is getting > trash bad like. > > > Maybe, I thought, I seem to remember reading somewhere, that > > one of the bugbears of windows is that it insists on being the > > first partition on any hard drive. > > w3.11, w4wg3.11, yes. w98, w98, no. on this and another box, w98 is on > second partition. w2k, me, nt, no personal experience with, do not know > or recall any post with statements to effect. > > so... read over next before doing. i erred at start of last, this i > have stepped thru and should be correct. > > +++ > boot lm8.1 cd, at start screen, press 'f1' function, at command line > text prompt, enter 'rescue', press enter. > > after boot, at command line; > > cd /etc > cp fstab fstab.org > vi fstab > > insert line; > > /dev/hda6 / ext2 defaults 1 1 > > [note: this sets up for following mount] > > write and quit vi. > > mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/disk > cd /mnt/disk/etc > cp fstab fstab.org > vi fstab > > with exception of ' / ' for /dev/hda6, > check to be sure that spaces are before '/' as; > > /dev/hda6 / ext2 defaults 1 1 > /dev/hda1 /boot ext2 defaults 1 2 > none /dev/pts devpts mode = 0620 0 0 > none /dev/shm tmps defaults 0 0 > /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom auto user,iocharset=iso8859-1,umask=0,exec, \ > codepage=850,ro,noauto 0 0 > /dev/scd0 /mnt/cdrom2 auto user,iocharset=iso8859-1,umask=0,exec, \ > codepage=850,ro,noauto 0 0 > /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto user,iocharset=iso8859-2,umask=0,sync, \ > codepage-850,noauto 0 0 > /dev/fd1 /mnt/floppy2 auto user,iocharset=iso8859-1,umask=0,syn,exec, \ > codepage=850,noauto 0 0 > /dev/hda7 swap swap defaults 0 0 > > [note: '\' denotes line continued on next line] > > to gain ready access to other partitions, insert these lines; > > /dev/hda8 /hda/8 ext2 defaults 1 2 > /dev/hda3 /w2k/c ntfs defaults 0 0 > /dev/hda5 /w2k/d ntfs defaults 0 0 > /dev/hda9 /w2k/e ntfs defaults 0 0 > /dev/hda10 /w2k/f ntfs defaults 0 0 > /dev/hda11 /w2k/g ntfs defaults 0 0 > > write and quit vi. > > cp fstab fstab.001 > > cp lilo.conf lilo.conf.org > vi lilo.conf > > edit lilo.conf to something like following; > > boot=/dev/hda > map=/boot/map > install=/boot/boot.b > default=md81 > keytable=/boot/us.klt > lba32 > prompt > timeout=100 > message=/boot/message-graphic > menu-scheme=wb:bw:wb:bw > image=/boot/vmlinuz > label=md81 > root=/dev/hda6 > vga=788 > read-only > image=/boot/vmlinuz > label=failsafe > root=/dev/hda6 > append=" failsafe" > read-only > other=/dev/hda3 > label=w2k > table=/dev/hda > +++ > > on what part of earth do you reside? > > > tc,hago. > > g > .
George, Well , It's a long story, stimulated by your suggestions I soon found that I new too little about the vi editor programme ,and had to do some investigation first , just so that I could save and exit it, and indeed simply how to create a file where you wanted it. Never mind though, I did learn this in the end . First I re - wrote the /etc/fstab and etc/lilo.config files having learnt how to create the file in /etc directory. Second I re - wrote the /boot/grub/menu.lst as you suggested. All of this has so far accomplished nothing by way of success. I guess there is something else wrong as well, haven't a clue what. It seems strange that drakX install programme fails to create correct entries in the first place. This is a new computer, which I have assembled from parts bought in and installed by myself. I did wonder whether there might of been something not configured right in the AMI Bios programme so I spent some time going over all the entries, just in case. Can not say I found anything particularly disturbing. So I am stumped at the moment. I live in the middle of England , in a New city called milton Keynes. regards, John -- John Richard Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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