Re: M-TECH boot
Nick Willson wrote:
>
> Looking for help persuading my laptop to boot into Debian. I want to make it
> dual-boot, via LILO, into Linux or Win98.
>
> I'm trying to install Debian 2.1 from the Official Intel Binary Disk CD set.
> I've done this before without problems, using the exact same CDs, on a laptop
> and on a desktop. But not this time.
>
> I work through to "Make Linux Bootable Directly From Hard Disk", "Install a
> master boot record on /dev/hda" (Yes), and "Make Linux the Default Boot
> Partition" (Yes). Then I remove the install CD and reboot, via the
> installer's dialog box. Rebooting results in "Insert Boot-Disk and press any
> key".
>
> At this point, it will boot only from a floppy (boot device order is CD,
> floppy, HDD).
>
> Name Flags Type FS Size (MB) (Sectors) (Cylinders)
> Unusable 7.39 15120 1
> hda1 Primary Unknown (84) 140.28 287280 19
> hda2 Primary Win95 FAT32 (LBA) 339.61 695520 46
> hda3 Boot Primary Linux ext2 5574.03 11415600 755
> hda4 Primary Linux Swap 132.90 272160 18
I think you need to remove the "Active" flag from hda3, which makes the
partition bootable,
and set it on hda1 instead. Your LILO boot block is probably on hda1.
You should be able to do that with the same program you used to generate
this output (fdisk, cfdisk).
--Greg
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