this is my current lilo.conf
as for the drive win98 is on...it's sda1
boot="/dev/hda"
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
prompt
timeout="50"
message=/boot/message
linear
default=linux
image="/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.2-2"
label="linux"
initrd="/boot/initrd-2.4.2-2.img"
read=only
root="/dev/hda5"
append="hdd=ide-scsi"
other=/dev/sda1
optional
table=/dev/sda
label="Win98"
image="/dev/sda1"
root="/dev/hda5"
initrd="/boot/initrd-2.4.2-2.img"
append="hdd=ide-scsi"
image="/dev/sda1"
root="/dev/hda5"
initrd="/boot/initrd-2.4.2-2.img"
append="hdd=ide-scsi"
image="/dev/sda1"
root="/dev/hda5"
initrd="/boot/initrd-2.4.2-2.img"
append="hdd=ide-scsi"
other=
label=""
Ray Curtis wrote:
>
> >>>>> "k" == kompukit <Admin> writes:
>
> k> this is odd...
> k> I shutdown completely....then restarted the machine...
> k> when i seen the screen with the redhat blue screen giving the selections
> k> for booting
> k> it gave the following two selections:
>
> k> linux
> k> dos
>
> k> so I chose "dos" when I did this...
> k> it changed to a black screen and at the top said
>
> k> "loading dos" ...but thats all that happened...it seemed to just
> k> freeze
> k> so i shutdown again.
> k> why is this...if i edited fstab ...then lilo.conf?
> k> I don't understand
>
> Ok, how about showing us the complete file /etc/lilo.conf , you must
> have stanza for dos and the new one I suggested.
> Also tell me partitions or drive that has the MBR of win98 installed.
>
> k> Ray Curtis wrote:
> >>
> >> >>>>> "k" == kompukit <Admin> writes:
> >>
> k> ok...didn't get any error messages...when i did the rerun of lilo...but
> k> I don't see any
> k> changes in booting selections...when I rebooted, all i see...is text
> k> messages displayed while it boots.
> k> perhaps i should shutdown completely, instead of just rebooting.
> >>
> >> Not sure if I fully understand what you are asking here.
> >> When you ran " lilo -v -v " it did show the stanza for win98 ?
> >> If it did and didn't show any errors, when you reboot when it
> >> gets to the prompt to choose, hit the tab key to show what you
> >> have to select and it should show, linux and win98.
> >> Instead of choosing linux this time choose win98, that is assuming
> >> you entered the same info as shown below.
> >>
> k> as soon as i can get this setup to allow me the "option" to select win98
> k> to boot...i can move onto getting my modem working...and can then
> k> send you the messages...and/or errors....ok
> >>
> k> Ray Curtis wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> >>>>> "k" == kompukit <Admin> writes:
> >> >>
> k> ok...I figure out that much...and before I read this email...I did
> k> what you suggested already...then I edited fstab to reflect this
> k> change...
> k> and now...I can access it...fine,
> k> thanks...
> k> but, now what i need to do...is be able to setup lilo
> k> so that upon boot...I can select between redhat and win 98 to then
> k> boot...
> k> as i was able to do in mandrake...how do I do this?
> >> >>
> >> >> Sorry I went out and couldn't finish my first reply to your question
> >> >> but looks like you got it going.
> >> >>
> >> >> So to add it lilo, you need another stanza to /etc/lilo.conf
> >> >>
> >> >> So add this:
> >> >>
> >> >> other=/dev/sda1
> >> >> table=/dev/sda
> >> >> label=win98
> >> >>
> >> >> Then re-run lilo:
> >> >>
> >> >> lilo -v -v
> >> >>
> >> >> Look for any errors and if not reboot.
> >> >>
> k> also having trouble with setting up my printer....and external modem...
> k> but thats for later...
> k> thanks so much for helping me get this far...
> >> >>
> >> >> This time if you have problems with these be sure to include error
> >> >> messages.
> >> >>
> >> >> Good luck,
> >> >>
> k> "Ashley M. Kirchner" wrote:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Admin wrote:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> > Device Boot Start End Blocks ID System
> >> >> >> > /dev/sda1 1 1106 8883913 c Win95
> >> >> >> > Fat32 (LBA)
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > I don't understand why it says win95, as I run win98 2nd ed,
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> System Types are the same between Win95 and 98.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> > but this seems
> >> >> >> > like this is my scsi drive....so it appears redhat has seen the scsi at
> >> >> >> > least... so says the dmesq also
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > what do i do now?
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> $ mkdir /mnt/win98
> >> >> >> $ mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /mnt/win98
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> This will mount that partition under /mnt/win98 where you can go list (ls)
>it and do whatever you need to do.
> >> >> >>
> >> >>
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