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List:       linux-laptop
Subject:    Re: [linux-laptop] Linux won't boot without the aid of the boot disk
From:       Kejvan Redjamand <kejvan () cdg ! chalmers ! se>
Date:       2002-03-28 8:52:33
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Run
/sbin/lilo -v

when lilo.conf is ready. Then be careful to get
bootsector is written (or something like that).


   / Kejvan


On Wed, 27 Mar 2002, s. keeling wrote:

> Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2002 12:22:12 -0700
> From: s. keeling <keeling@spots.ab.ca>
> To: linux laptop <linux-laptop@mobilix.org>
> Subject: Re: [linux-laptop] Linux won't boot without the aid of the boot
>     disk
>
> On Thu, Mar 21, 2002 at 11:13:46AM -0500, Edward Hua wrote:
> >
> >     I am encountering a problem with my laptop on which I recently
> > installed Linux RedHat 7.2 (the laptop comes with Windows XP).
> >
> >     I have the Linux installed in a separate partition in the hard disk
> > (Drive C:, the other half of which houses the XP operating system). I also
> > created a book disk. I have no problem using
> > the floppy boot disk to boot Linux sucessfully. However, if I don't use it
> > and instead choose the "Linux" item from the boot-up menu (one is Linux
> > and the other is WinXP), the laptop simply hangs up forever.
>
> Presumably, your boot loader is not configured correctly.  If it's
> grub, I can't help.
>
> If it's lilo, you need to fiddle with /etc/lilo.conf, then run lilo
> (all as root).
>
> Here's mine.  The important bits are the boot, install, map, append,
> default, and then a stanza for each OS you run on the thing.  The
> Linux stanzas tell where to find the kernel, and where your root ptn
> is.
>
> boot    = /dev/hda
> vga     = normal
> install = /boot/boot.b
> map     = /boot/map
> read-only
> menu-scheme = Wg:kw:Wg:Wg
> lba32
> # prompt
> # timeout = 80
> delay   = 20
> append = "lp=0x378,0 hdc=ide-scsi"
> default = lnx
> # message = /boot/message
>
>   image  = /boot/vmlinuz
>   label  = lnx
>   root   = /dev/hda9
>   initrd = /boot/initrd
>
>   other  = /dev/hda1
>   label  = dos
>
>   image  = /boot/memtest.bin
>   label  = memtest86
>
>
> Don't forget to run lilo before rebooting.  If you screw it up, you
> can always boot from a rescue disk, mount your ptn, edit lilo.conf and
> re-run lilo.
>
> There may be XP related issues here of which I'm unaware.  I don't use
> that shit.  I know there's Linux+XP related stuff out there describing
> how it's done (google.com).
>
>
> --
> Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
>      TopQuark Software & Serv. Contract programmer, server bum.
>
>
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