Dev,
I had a similar problem with LILO on many distributions of Linux. I will
tell you how I overcame the problem and hopefully you will be able to
apply it to your system.
When I did my install of Mandake 7.0-2 I was fortunate enough for it to
tell me it LILO wouldn't like being installed installed on my HD with my
Linux partition so far back, so what you have is a few options open to you.
If you do what I did, you can install Linux on your first partiton (but
make sure you install Wind'ohs first) which installs LILO in the MBR and
then Linux is the next OS in the process. It seems to like this and will
boot fine. Your other option is to allocate about 10MB or so of space at
the beginning of your HD and use this for your boot software. I have
heard reports that this will work, though you are better off installing
Linux to your first partition. Basically, if Linux isn't located within
the first 1024 cylinders of your HD LILO will have problems booting.
WInd'ohs will still start up OK if it is not installed on the first
partition because it doesn't recognise etx2 FS's and so it will believe it
is still the first OS.
The exact steps I took were:
1. PArtition my primary HD into three (two large one small)
2. Install Wind'ohs on the third one (if you don't format the
first or second it will pcik up the second as C:)
3. Install Linux on the first partition and make sure you format it
(use the second smaller partition for swap space)
4. When LILO installs it will pick up both Linux and Wind'ohs and will
boot between both, depending on the choice you make at boot time.
Let me know how you go. Tis worked for me and I can't see why it wouldn't
work for you. I had about 7 unsuccessful attempts until I tried this,
which worked like a charm and has run sweet ever since.
Cheers,
Wayne
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Wayne Petherick
Criminology Department
Bond University
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