Re: New to Debian, boot problems
Quoting Tom Pfeifer (tplists@optonline.net):
> Booting Debian (or any Linux) from the 2nd drive with Lilo is not a
> problem. I'm booting from the 3rd drive. It should be just a matter of
> getting /etc/lilo.conf set up right, and then reinstalling Lilo by
> running the 'lilo' command as root.
I think there may be a BIOS issue here rather than a linux one.
> Here's a basic template for /etc/lilo.conf for what you want to do:
>
> boot=/dev/hda (install Lilo to MBR of master drive)
> install=/boot/boot.b
> map=/boot/map
The BIOS has to be able to get at these files before linux gets a look-in.
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