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Re: dual boot doesn't work



You should set the BIOS to boot from from hdc. Then add entry in
/etc/lilo.conf for WinMe and run lilo again.

If your BIOS does not support booting from hdc, you have to install lilo
on hda or a floppy disk.

Qian

On Thu, 8 Aug 2002, Michiel Quellhorst wrote:

> I try to reinstall debian on a system with already WinME installed.
>
> WinME is installed on my first HD: HDA1
> I store my files on the first partition of my second HD: HDC1
> My swap partition is: HDC2
> I want to install Debian on: HDC3
>
>
> Here is what I answered during the installation:
>
> Where should the Lilo boot loader be installed? /dev/hdc3
>
> Problem -
> With your current configuration, it will try to boot from a disk that is
> not your first IDE or SCSI disk. It's possible that your BIOS doesn't
> support that.Do you want to install the MBR anyway? YES
>
> Install a master boot record on /dev/hdc? YES
>
> Make Linux the Default Boot Partition? YES
>
>
> Before I tried to reinstall everything worked fine!
>
> Thanx already.
>
>
>
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