Hi, I posted a request for help some weeks ago and got several replies, though none worked. The problem was that I had Linux installed on sda1 and I didn't want to uninstall it. I doubt that this is a common problem, but just in case someone wants to do the same, here's a solution. I was able to install NT Workstation on sdb1 only by unplugging sda so that NT thought it was installing to the first disk. (Installation of NT Server may be more flexible.) Then the problem was to make the boot process find ntldr residing in sdb1. Here's the relevant part of the lilo.conf. After telling lilo where to find the NT stuff (sdb1), I used map-drive to reverse the logical order of the disks. (Note that one does not use "table =" in this configuration. I don't know where partitioning info comes to NT ;) ____________________________________________________________ # LILO Konfigurations-Datei # Start LILO global Section boot=/dev/sda #backup=/boot/MBR.sda.110499 compact # faster, but won't work on all systems. #linear read-only message=/boot/message prompt timeout=100 vga = normal # force sane state # End LILO global section # Linux bootable partition config begins image = /boot/vmlinuz root = /dev/sda1 label = linux # Linux bootable partition config ends ... #NT config begins: other = /dev/sdb1 label = NT map-drive=0x80 to = 0x81 map-drive=0x81 to = 0x80 #table = /dev/sdb #NT config ends ____________________________________________________________ Here's the boot.ini. Since the logical order of the disks was reversed using map-drive above, NT now thinks that it is on the first disk. [Boot Loader] Timeout=5 Default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT [Operating Systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Windows NT Workstation Version 4.00" /NoSerialMice:COM2 multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Windows NT Workstation Version 4.00 [VGA mode]" /basevideo /sos /NoSerialMice:COM2 ____________________________________________________________ In no other way could I make NT look for ntldr on the second disk. jim bennett -- To get out of this list, please send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/ and the archive at http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html
