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lilo problems
Hi,
I have trouble installing newer lilo boot header over older one. Here are the
details. Did somebody face similar problem.?
Well... First my partitions (oops I mean my HDA's partitiaons...)
/dev/hda1 31MB /boot
/dev/hda2 Windoze.... (I am gonna remove
this in a few days)
/dev/hda3 ~4GB / for RedHat 6.2
/dev/hda4 extended
/dev/hda5 / for redhat 7.1
/dev/hda6 Windoze mostly songs (must convert to
reiserfs)
/dev/hda7 ~4 GB /music under both RH 6.2,7.1
/dev/hda8 128MB swap
/dev/hda9 /usr/local under both rdhat 6.2,7.1
/dev/hda10 /home under both rdhat 6.2,7.1
now my problem...
Well rh6.2 uses lilo 20.x while rh7.1 has lilo 21.4
when I type $ /sbin/lilo it works correctly on rh 6.2 updating the boot
sector...
however on rh7.1 it bombes out saying the boot sector is version 20.4. Can't
write version 21.4 (something similar)
how do I overwrite old lilo boot sector with new one.
I want to get rid of rh6.2 cause 7.1 has now been configured by me as per my
needs, but lilo under 7.1 does not work on my system.
PS : /etc/lilo.conf is the same for both systems and is correct.
lilo is one thing I can't live without cause I always keep my kernel latest
and keep a lot of kernels with different options too
I know I can install the old lilo rpm from 6.2 dist, after uninstalling a new one,
but is there a better way?
Regd.
Rajat
Jaswinder Singh Kohli wrote:
> Make a boot Floppy WinME
> and boot in cd mode (or whatever it is)
>
> goto directory install
> loadling vmlinuz (or whatever name of kernel) root=/dev/hdaX (whatever it may be
> your part. no.
> on ewhich linux is loading
>
> Kapil Sethi wrote:
>
> > Try reinstalling Linux in upgrade mode. This time install lilo on the root
> > Linux partion and not on MBR
> > Also set the bootable partion to Linux. So next time u install windows and
> > it overwrites MBR you won't loose lilo, windows will only set the bootable
> > flag in the partion table to its partition. Then using dos fdisk set the
> > bootable flag back to Linux partition.
> >
> > Kapil
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "yash" <yash_dayal@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <linux-delhi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2001 1:53 PM
> > Subject: Re: [linux-delhi] lilo boot
> >
> > > I could not make LOadLIn work in Win ME....can u please suggest a way of
> > > making it work.
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance
> > > Yash Dayal
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > From: "Kapil Garg" <kapil.garg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: <linux-delhi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 3:04 PM
> > > Subject: RE: [linux-delhi] lilo boot
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi
> > > I think loadlin works for Win95/98/ME
> > >
> > > is there any such utility for WinNT
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > thanks for interest
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Harshal Vaidya (CTS) [mailto:HarshalV@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: Monday, June 18, 2001 8:44 PM
> > > To: 'linux-delhi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> > > Subject: RE: [linux-delhi] lilo boot
> > >
> > >
> > > i guess you need loadlin
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Vavi [mailto:vava@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: Monday, 18 June 2001 6:47 AM
> > > To: linux-delhi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [linux-delhi] lilo boot
> > >
> > >
> > > taking the queue... i wanted to ask one more thing...
> > > i know its a bit off topic, but quite relevant..
> > >
> > > on a computer, i had both win/linux dual boot using lilo. now when i
> > > reinstall win, the MBR gets over-written, and so the dual boot option is
> > now
> > > unavailable.. ofcourse i had a boot floppy for rescue.. but isnt there any
> > > app in dos which can atleast copy a minimal lilo , wherein, atleast we
> > could
> > > give a "root=/boot/KERNEL" etc... because, otherwise , without a boot
> > > floppy, its a chicken and egg problem. you need lilo for linux, and linux
> > > for lilo. !!
> > >
> > > thanx
> > > vavi
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > hi charmie this is
> > > > kshounish
> > > > just boot with disk and after enterring into linux
> > > > just do#lilo
> > > > if it shows something with 1024 cylineder then try to
> > > > install linux iwithin 8 gb or use loadlin option
> > > > or else if it doesnt show u error that means it will
> > > > overrride the mbr u have to run lilo once.
> > >
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