Re: [LI] [binand@bombay.retortsoft.com: Problems with dual boot]

["Praveen" <praveens@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello,

I had a problem with my dual boot arrangement (quite sometime back, so some
things are hazy) having been overwritten once.  Instead of overwriting I did
a simple thing of booting linux from the cd and then taking the upgrade (or
is it repait?) option that it gives you.  After checking for the upgrades if
any it runs the lilo configurator.  Now configure this to the desired
settings, ie, give the boot device and set the default.  This solved my
problem.  Try it and let me know........
----- Original Message -----
From: Binand Raj S. <binand@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Linux India <linux-india@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, November 05, 1999 10:44 AM
Subject: [LI] [binand@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx: Problems with dual boot]


> Hi all,
>
> I would like to share an experience with you, and ask your suggestions for
> this problem I am facing.
>
> My workstation, when it came, had only a SCSI disk with Windows 98
> preinstalled. I put my RHL 6.0 CD in it, but the installation program
> failed to detect my SCSI controller. Since I cannot survive without Linux,
> I picked up an IDE disk lying around and installed RHL 6.0 on it (custom,
> all packages from the original Red Hat CD). So, now I had both the OSes,
> and to switch between them, I have to go to CMOS setup and change the
> boot order - IDE first would give me Linux, SCSI first would give Windows.
>
> Later on, when I was playing around with the system, I noticed a module
> for my SCSI controller lying in /lib/modules/2.2.5-15/scsi (initio.o). I
> installed that module, and I could access my SCSI drive from Linux. I
> wanted dual booting via lilo, so I edited my lilo.conf to:
>
> boot=/dev/hda
>
> and,
>
> image=/dev/sda1
> label=dos
>
> Then I ran lilo, and it said added linux and dos. So I rebooted from
> the IDE disk, and typed dos at the lilo prompt, only to get the error
> "unexpected EOF". Linux was OK.
>
> So I tried boot=/dev/sda.
>
> When I rebooted, this time from the SCSI disk, it came upto LI and
stopped.
>
> By this time I was about to give up, so I booted from a Windows 98
> bootable floppy and did an fdisk /mbr. And it overwrote the MBR of my
> IDE disk - not the SCSI disk.
>
> It was back to Linux bootable floppies.
>
> I opened my PC, disconnected the IDE disk, and then booted from Windows 98
> floppy, and did another fdisk /mbr. Thus, fortunately, I could have both
> OSes without reinstalling either.
>
> But my problem remains - how do I achieve dual boot in this scenario?
>
> Regards,
>
> Binand
>
> --
> #include <stdio.h>                                   | Binand Raj S.
> char *p = "#include <stdio.h>%cchar *p = %c%s%c;     | This is a self-
> int main(){printf(p,10,34,p,34,10);return 0;}%c";    | printing program.
> int main(){printf(p,10,34,p,34,10);return 0;}        | Try it!!
>
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