On Fri, 18 Sep 1998 04:18:25 GMT, Rob Thielen spoke unto the people
of comp.os.linux.setup in these words:
Quote:> It seems that both LILO (RH5.1) & System Commander Dlxe v4.01
> want to write to the Master Boot Record, which means if one comes
> up when booting ... the other one won't. Seems there must be a
> way to select Linux at the SCD menu, and then be sent to the LILO
> prompt. Thought I read somewhere that LILO has to be installed to
> the "root superblock" (partition boot record), rather than to the MBR
> in order to accomplish this. If this is the case, how would I go about
> it? Please assume "newbie-speak" when responding, as I'm fairly
> new to Linux.
Greetings, fellow newbie.
I also have System Commander Deluxe, v.4.01. On my machine before I
installed Linux. And, like you, I have RH5.1.
Even though I asked RH to install LILO in the root superblock (first
part of Linux / partition), it was looking for it in MBR at boot time.
I had to boot Linux from a floppy for awhile.
When you install, ask for LILO to be in the beginning of the Linux
root partition. When it asks you about other systems (it will
recognize Win95), say OK.
If you suspect that LILO is in MBR, first boot Linux. Log in as root.
At the # prompt, type
/sbin/lilo -u
and hit return/enter.
When you see the # prompt again, type
more /etc/lilo.conf
and hit return/enter.
If the first line says,
boot=/dev/hda
(or sda, or any drive without a number at the end), LILO will try to
boot from the MBR. A little further down will be a line that tells
you where the Linux root partition is, e.g.,
root=/dev/hda2
If the boot and root lines do not match, hit the spacebar until you
see the # prompt again. Then type
vi /etc/lilo.conf
and hit return/enter.
Then type
a
Don't hit return this time. Typing "a" puts vi in insert mode. It
will say --INSERT-- at the bottom left of your screen. Use the arrow
keys to put the cursor at the end of the boot line. Any characters
you type will be inserted _a_fter your cursor. Make boot= match root= .
Hit the "esc" key until INSERT turns off. Then type
:wq
and return/enter. You should be back at the # prompt. Type
/sbin/lilo -v
and hit return/enter. This updates LILO's boot record. Try rebooting
from the hard drive, and see if LILO can now boot Linux from the
hard drive. If so, go into System Commander. If it doesn't
recognize that you have added Linux, press ALT-s (setup). Then "Order,
add and remove" menu. ALT-a to _A_dd. This shows you a list of
partitions. Use arrow keys to move highlighted bar down to Linux
root partition. ALT-t toggles the partition as bootable.
Liz
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