24 Oct
2002
24 Oct
'02
6:31 p.m.
Mike, You're almost home free. Take a gander at /etc/lilo.conf. You should see an entry in there for booting windows and a timeout value. You should be able to edit the file and install the changes by running lilo. Try man lilo for help. If still stuck, post your lilo.conf file... > -----Original Message----- > From: wlug-admin@mail.wlug.org [mailto:wlug-admin@mail.wlug.org]On > Behalf Of Michael Long > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 2:22 PM > To: wlug@mail.wlug.org > Subject: RE: [Wlug] Installfest > > > I did not rejumper the drives. I believe I told SuSE to use the second > drive and ignore the first. I may be wrong about this since it was > awhile ago that I did the initial install. I do know that I > am not asked > whether or not to boot windows. Yast2 does have the ability to modify > lilo. This is either not stable or allows the users to screw > up because > Yast2 appears to be locked on my laptop after going into the > configuration tool :( > > Normally I would reject the idea of switching to Grub at this > point but > since SuSE 8.x is using it I am willing to entertain the idea. Being > that I am primarely a database/web developer and not a linux > programmer > how will Grub enhance my linux experiance? > > mike > > > Absolutely! I'm guessing you rejumpered the drives to make > the second > drive > > the primary. I'd recommend using grub as your boot loader. > You can install > > it in the MBR of the drive that has Windows on it, rejumper the > drives, and > > simply change /etc/mtab to reflect the new state of the world. > > > > Grub is nice, in that it allows you to tweak your boot "ini" file > during the > > boot process in case you made a mistake. Check out the HOWTOs at > > www.tldp.org on how to setup dual boot. > > > > --Skip > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: wlug-admin@mail.wlug.org [mailto:wlug-admin@mail.wlug.org]On > > > Behalf Of Michael Long > > > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 1:34 PM > > > To: wlug@mail.wlug.org > > > Subject: Re: [Wlug] Installfest > > > > > > > > > I neglected to mention one little detail. When I bought the > > > computer it > > > came with windows98 installed one harddrive and a second > unformatted > > > drive. I did a new install of SuSE onto the second harddrive. This > > > effectively made windows unavailable. I have not done > anything to the > > > first drive other than mount it as a fat partition. Would it > > > be possible > > > to resurrect this windows installation and have it live in > > > harmony with > > > my current installation of SuSE? > > > > > > mike > > > > > > > Yes, well, I'm a Pastor at a conservative church that > think doctrine > > > matters; > > > > so naturally everyone thinks I'm a heretic. It's nice > to pass the > > > buck once > > > > in a while ;-) > > > > > > > > I don't know suse from a hole in the wall, so beyond editing > > > /etc/lilo.conf > > > > by hand and running lilo as root I can't help you. But it > > > seems to me > > > that > > > > yast should have something in it's workings to edit the > > > boot config. > > > Let me > > > > just say that I would be utterly shocked if it didn't. > > > > > > > > Other than that, since you're a newbie, you may want to backup > > > lilo.conf via: > > > > > > > > mv lilo.conf lilo.backup > > > > > > > > and then read the man page on lilo.conf: > > > > > > > > man lilo.conf > > > > > > > > to edit your boot configuration by hand. Just remember if > > > you go this > > > way > > > > you'll have to run "lilo" to get the updated configuration > > > installed. > > > > > > > > Also, if you're going to install win98, MAKE SURE YOU > HAVE A BOOT > > > DISK. Win98 > > > > will OVER-WRITE your mbr and lilo will be GONE. What you'l > > > have to do is > > > > after win98 is installed boot from your boot disk and > run "lilo" as > > > root in > > > > the shell. That'll reinstall lilo on the master boot record. > > > > > > > > Anything I'm missing gang? > > > > > > > > Wes > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday 24 October 2002 12:17 pm, Michael Long wrote: > > > > > It is not easy being a heretic scum but someone has > to do it... :) > > > > > > > > > > I am using SuSE 7.3 and would like to install windblows > > > 98. I don't have > > > > > 2000 and NT does not support usb. > > > > > > > > > > mike > > > > > > > > > > > Mike, > > > > > > DIE, DIE, HERETIC SCUM! > > > > > > > > > > > > OK, now that I've got that out of my system ;-) > > > what distro are you > > > > > > > > > > using? I > > > > > > > > > > > know that Mandrake has a lilo conf tool that will > > > basically do it for > > > > > > you. > > > > > > > > > > > > Wes > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wlug mailing list > > > Wlug@mail.wlug.org > > > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wlug mailing list > > Wlug@mail.wlug.org > > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug@mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >