On Mon, 16 Oct 2000, Matthew Sherborne wrote:
> Has anyone succesfully replaced the Windows 2000 boot loader with LILO ?
>
> I have a Win2000/DOS boot machine, but I'm afraid to attempt installing LILO
> on hda in case Win2000 needs to be there. It's my work computer and if I
> stuff it up I'll be in big trouble.
Yes. It works.
My partition layout is:
Name Flags Part Type FS Type [Label] Size (MB)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
hda1 Primary Unknown (DE) 16.46
hda2 Primary Linux ext2 32.91
hda3 Boot Primary NTFS 5996.23
hda5 Logical Linux swap 131.61
hda6 Logical Linux 131.61
hda7 Logical Linux ext2 5996.23
Name Flags Part Type FS Type [Label] Size (MB)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
hdb1 Primary FAT12 [NO NAME ] 16.46
hdb2 Primary Linux ext2 32.91
hdb3 Primary NTFS 5996.23
hdb5 Logical Linux swap 131.61
hdb6 Logical Linux ext2 131.61
hdb7 Logical Linux 5996.23
Win2000 has:
/dev/hda3 on c:
/dev/hdb3 on d: or e: (I don't remember which)
Debian has:
/dev/hda7 on /
/dev/hda2 on /boot
/dev/hdb6 on /tmp
The pertinent part of my /etc/lilo.conf follows my signature.
I've also done the reverse, although with NT, not Win2000. That is, I used
the NT boot loader. That works, too.
________________________________________________________________________
Jay Ford, Network Engineering Group, Information Technology Services
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED], phone: 319-335-5555, fax: 319-335-5505
# Support LBA for large hard disks.
#
lba32
# Specifies the boot device. This is where Lilo installs its boot
# block. It can be either a partition, or the raw device, in which
# case it installs in the MBR, and will overwrite the current MBR.
#
boot=/dev/hda
# Specifies the device that should be mounted as root. (`/')
#
root=/dev/hda7
# Installs the specified file as the new boot sector
#
install=/boot/boot.b
# Specifies the location of the map file
#
map=/boot/map
# Specifies the number of deciseconds (0.1 seconds) LILO should
# wait before booting the first image.
#
# delay=100
# You can put a customized boot message up if you like. If you use
# `prompt', and this computer may need to reboot unattended, you
# must specify a `timeout', or it will sit there forever waiting
# for a keypress. `single-key' goes with the `alias' lines in the
# `image' configurations below. eg: You can press `1' to boot
# `Linux', `2' to boot `LinuxOLD', if you uncomment the `alias'.
#
message=/boot/bootmess.txt
prompt
timeout=100
single-key
# Specifies the VGA text mode at boot time. (normal, extended, ask, <mode>)
vga=normal
# Boot up Windows by default.
#
default=Win2000
# enable frame buffers for consoles via matroxfb
image=/vmlinuz
label=Linux
read-only
append="video=matrox:vesa:447 video=scrollback:64k video=vc:1-5"
alias=2
image=/vmlinuz
label=Linux.nofb
read-only
alias=3
# Windows 2000
other=/dev/hda3
label=Win2000
alias=1
