Re: LILO Problem

[Bob Billson <reb@elbnet.com>]

On Thu, Jan 11, 2001 at 07:15:37AM -0800, Dale Morris wrote:
> here's how my hd is partitioned:
> hdc1=windows
> hdc3=/
> hdc5=/home
> hdc6=/usr
> hdc4=swap

Assuming you didn't make a typo and meant hdc not hda, what is on hda (master
drive, primary controller)?  My brother looking over my shoulder just pointed
out something.  Are primarily a Windows user?  Are you thinking hdc = C:?
If so, that is likely your problem.  (My brother says don't feel bad.  It took
him a while get it right in his head.)  Linux maps drives like
this:
       MSDOS    Linux
       ~~~~~    ~~~~~
        C:       hda    (master, primary controller)
        D:       hdb    (secondary, primary controller)
        E:       hdc    (master, secondary controller)
        F:       hdd    (secondary, secondary controller)
        (and so on)

If this is what you are doing, your drives are really partition like this:
   hda1=windows
   hda3=/
   hda5=/home
   hda6=/usr
   hda4=swap

If this is the case, make the appropriate changes in lilo.conf, i.e. change
all hdc to hda and lilo should be happy.  Let us know how you make out.

              bob
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