I think the parameter lba32 in /etc/lilo.conf have ofset this by using LBA access instead of of the CHS.
In RH, I just replace the linear with lba32 and I can do away with this setup
/dev/hda1 5Gig XP
/dev/hda2 /boot 105Mb #RH7.3
/dev/hda3 / 2.5Gb
/dev/hda4 (extended partition)
/dev/hda4 (extended partition)
/dev/hda5 /boot 105Mb RH9
/dev/hda6 / 2.7Gb
/dev/hda7 /boot 105Mb RH9-second
/dev/hda8 / 2.7Gb
/dev/hda9 /boot 105Mb RH9-third (above 1024 cylinder)
/dev/hda10 / 2.7Gb
/dev/hda11 <swap> 118Mb
/dev/hda12 <swap> 118Mb
/dev/hda13 /data remaining space
Upon installing the last RH, I have put the /boot of the 3rd RH9 (the 4th linux distro) way past 1024 cylinder. And, since all RH9 lilo resides in the first sector of the boot partition, I only need to configure the lilo of the RH7.3 (which resides in the MBR) to boot the other linux.
In short, add the "lba32" :-)
#only posible in RH7 and above, i think
Additional questions: Is there a motherboard limitation in accessing a kernel. Is their a variant of boards that can access beyond 1024 (at least 1040)? Or is it just a limitation of the bootloader?
as i said, you can put as many variants of linux as you want at the extended
partition.. just be sure that their /boot partitions are within the 1024
cylinder and only one boot manager will take care of multi-booting...
fooler.
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