> Hopefully someone knows how to fix this, heres what I've got. I
>recently bought OS/2 Warp, so its now co-existing with Dos/Windows and Linux,
>or at least I would like it to be. Each OS is installed on its own Hard Drive.
>All three are Enhanced IDE, so I have 2 on the first controller, 1 on the
>second. On the first drive I installed Dos/Windows, and the OS/2 Boot Manager.
>On the second drive OS/2 was installed, and on the third drive, also the second
>controller, the linux drive was installed. LILO was installed on the
>SuperBlock of the 3rd drive, and I TRIED to set up the OS/2 boot manager to
>boot all 3, as I can't seem to get LILO to recogonize the OS/2 drive if its on
>its own controller. Im kinda clueless as to how all of this should be setup.
>If someone could give me a helpful hint or at least direct me to the correct
>documentation I would be very appreciatitive. It gets to be a pain after
>awhile switching IDE cables around to load different operating systems :)
>Thanks in advance for any help with this!
I'd do the following:
1) Put LILO on the MBR of drive 1
2) Configure LILO with three images: msdos, linux, and os2; just specify
the image for linux in lilo.conf as /dev/hdc or whatever (of course, I guess
you may have a problem with LILO seeing the third HD at bootup, but I think
there's probably a work-around if that's the case)
3) Make sure each of the images work -- msdos takes you to dos, linux to
linux, and os2 takes you to the OS/2 boot manager. Make sure OS/2 will
boot from the boot manager.
4) Configure OS/2 with one choice only -- the OS/2 partition; then set
the "wait" time to 0, so it will just go straight to OS/2 and not give
you an additional boot manager (in addition to LILO, that is).
And finally...
5) Delete Warp, and use a more stable OS, like Linux. I bought Warp,
tried it out, got it to install after wrestling with it for about 5
hours, and managed to completely bring it down (crash-proof?) in about 10
minutes. It's a nice product, don't get me wrong, but it needs a LOT
more beta testing.
(BTW, number 5 is PURE OPINION and should not be interpreted as FACT --
if you like Warp, that's great; I simply didn't. No flames, please, as
they will simply be ignored and will waste bandwidth. End of disclaimer.)
Eagerly awaiting dosemu and Wine betas, to settle this OS dispute once
and for all,
--
Andy Ellsworth | "I did this 'cause Linux gives me a woody."
Member, XF86_W32 beta team | his motivations for porting DOOM
http://cec.wustl.edu/~are1 | to Linux
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