Re: lilo.conf

[Eamon Roque <eamon-roque@eplus-online.de>]

On Wed, Sep 12, 2001 at 12:10:04AM -0700, James T Prejsnar wrote:
> Hello:
> 
> A while ago, I had a duel-booting system working (i.e. using lilo I could
> boot either red-hat, or Windows 98).  I've updated my Red-Hat 6.0 to the
> latest Debian Linux, and I'm pleased with Debian, we use Debian at 3Com :)
> 
> --> Windows 98 is install on my 4Gig SCSI disk (scsi id 1)
> --> Red-Hat was installed on my 2Gig SCSI disk (scsi id 0).  This is now a
> Debian Linux disk :)
> --> My scsi controller is an Adaptec 2940UW.
> 
> My problem is this....
> I can't use lilo to boot windows 98, if I boot from SCSI ID 0 from my scsi
> controller, which is my Linux disk.  This used to work.  I can still get
> access to Windows 98, (i.e. If I change my scsi controller boot id from 0 to
> 1, I can get Windows 98 to boot)
> 
> 
> Notes:  If my scsi controller is set to boot from scsi id 0, and try to boot
> windows, I get the following lilo prompt:   LILO, and I see the windows
> label (i.e. windows_98), and that's it.  Windows will not boot, but Debian
> boots up and runs fine.
> 
What does your /etc/lilo.conf look like?! 

Cheers.

Eamon Roque.