Re: 2.2.12 Install Report
On Sat, Apr 29, 2000 at 12:47:22PM +0200, Joerg Friedrich wrote:
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> - Last problem: 'Make Linux bootable from HD'
>
> LILO installation:
>
> First: My hard disk layout
>
> Disk /dev/hda: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 523 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes
>
> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
> /dev/hda1 * 1 125 1004031 7 HPFS/NTFS (WinNT Server)
> /dev/hda2 126 523 3196935 5 Extended
> /dev/hda5 * 126 144 152586 83 Linux
> /dev/hda6 145 275 1052226 6 FAT16 (Data-Partition)
> /dev/hda7 276 291 128488+ 82 Linux swap
> /dev/hda8 292 315 192748+ 83 Linux
> /dev/hda9 316 376 489951 83 Linux
> /dev/hda10 377 523 1180746 83 Linux
>
>
> /dev/hda5 on / type ext2 (rw,errors=remount-ro,errors=remount-ro)
> proc on /proc type proc (rw)
> devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,gid=5,mode=620)
> /dev/hda8 on /var type ext2 (rw)
> /dev/hda9 on /home type ext2 (rw)
> /dev/hda10 on /usr type ext2 (rw)
>
> I use the WinNT Bootloader for system startup, so I wanted to install Lilo
> in the root-partition.
> I selectet /dev/hda5 to install LILO in /target/ bootsector.
> OK so far.
>
> Next screen insists to install LILO to /dev/hda2 (the extended partition)
> because hda5 is a logiacal partition.
>
> If I try this Linux doesn't boot.
>
> I had to edit /target/etc/linux.conf.
> in my case it must be
> boot=/dev/hda5
> root=/dev/hda5
>
> this will work. Why dows the setup insist on installing in into the
> extendet partition?
I agree 100% with you. The current code doesn't allow for the "boot Linux
installed in a logical partition from a 3rd party boot loader installed
in the MBR" type scenario.
I'm sure the slink boot-floppies let you do it.
This will hurt a lot of people. Booting multiple OS's is increasingly
popular.
Surely we could give the user an option to install LILO in the boot
sector of a logical partition if they really want to? Of course with
a big fat warning that it won't work unless they are using a 3rd party
boot loader installed in the MBR.
Adam?
(Apologies re: lack of a patch but my coding skills are nowhere)
Greg
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