LILO & W2K

[janneo]

I just re-installed my SuSE 7.1 pro. earlier, I had installed W2K to /dev/hde. As I installed Linux (to /dev/hda), it correctly found W2K from the other HD, and configured LILO accordingly. Only problem is that it doesn't work. When I try to boot W2K from lilo, it just says "Loading nt", and that's it. It just freeezes.

What is the problem? W2K booted from /dev/hde without any problems, but once I install LILO to MBR of /dev/hda, it won't work anymore. LILO has correct setting, it tries to boot /dev/hde1, like it should.

EDIT: here is my lilo.conf:

boot = /dev/hda
vga = normal
read-only
menu-scheme = Wg:kw:Wg:Wg
lba32
prompt
timeout = 80
message = /boot/message

image = /boot/vmlinuz
label = linux
root = /dev/hda3
initrd = /boot/initrd

image = /boot/vmlinuz_24
label = linux_2.4
root = /dev/hda3
initrd = /boot/initrd_24
optional

image = /boot/vmlinuz.suse
label = suse
root = /dev/hda3
initrd = /boot/initrd.suse
optional

other = /dev/hde1
label = nt

I just now noticed that someone else has the same problem, but with Win98.

[ 31 October 2001: Message edited by: janneo ]

[Hena]

I would suggest you read the HOW-TO (http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Multiboot-with-LILO.html) on the matter. It does have some points on the side of NT which can be applied to Win2k as well.

[bdg1983]

You can try changing the other section to

other=/dev/hde1
label=nt
table=/dev/hda
map-drive=0x80
to=0x81
map-drive=0x81
to=0x80

though I'm not sure it will work for hda and hde. It's worth a try. Just remember to rerun /sbin/lilo after the changes.

[-TriGGer-]

I have the same problem, but on my system its because /hde is a Highpoint Raid controller that LILO has no drivers for :(

Anyone know of a way to get this working ? either with LILO or NT loader ?

I have hdb as slave on IDE 1 (Mandrake 8.1)

and hde as master on ATA100 RAID controller (W2K)

[bdg1983]

Mandrake 8.1 should already have support for the Highpoint. You may have problems though if it's already setup for Raid.

Try a Google search and also the Mandrake support and documentation site.

[-TriGGer-]

Hmm, looking closer, I tried burning a CD with Toast, ( I have an IDE DVD, and a CD and writer on a ini9100 scsi card), and toast fails to scan the scsi bus. I can however mount all 3 CD drives, and access the /mnt/windows which is on the highpoint controller. Windows treats the Highpoint as a scsi device, so maybe this is confusing toast ?

if i do cdrecord -scanbus, I get nowt. No devices detected... :(

[ 06 November 2001: Message edited by: -TriGGer- ]

[bdg1983]

You may need to do some searching and reading about scsi cdrom devices etc.

Try Google and also the how-to's and others at www.linuxdoc.org (http://www.linuxdoc.org)

It would all depend on how your devices are seen and how they are assigned. /dev/scd0, /dev/sg? or /dev/sr?