Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 22:41:52 +0200 From: messmate <messmate@free.fr> To: JFahnenmueller@t-online.de (Joachim Fahnenmueller) Cc: freebsd-questions-en <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: lilo installation Message-ID: <20020724224152.1f794363.messmate@free.fr> In-Reply-To: <17XIK4-2B9GIyC@fwd08.sul.t-online.com> References: <000001c23244$d99cebe0$98fcfea9@doctort> <17XIK4-2B9GIyC@fwd08.sul.t-online.com>
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On Tue, 23 Jul 2002 21:34:34 +0200 JFahnenmueller@t-online.de (Joachim Fahnenmueller) wrote: | Hi Thorsten, | | On Tue, Jul 23, 2002 at 02:31:19PM +0200, Thorsten Pawlak wrote: | > Hi debain users, | > I?m a linux-newbie and have not much experiences with linux. | > | > My question: I got an old HD (1,8 GB) and installed linux on it. But I | > removed my usual windows HD from my Mainboard and jumpered the 1,8GB HD | > as the Master for installing linux. But now I want to use both HDs and | > install lilo with a boot menu to choose booting linux or windows. | > | > How can I install and config lilo now? | | First, before doing anything with lilo, make a bootable disk (if you haven't | yet) with mkboot. So you can boot even if something goes wrong. | Then read man lilo and man lilo.conf and configure lilo accordingly. (If I | understood correctly, you have already installed lilo on HD. If not, run | dpkg-reconfigure lilo.) Make sure to use the right device names: | /dev/hda master on 1st IDE connection | /dev/hdb slave on 1st -- | /dev/hdc master on 2nd -- | /dev/hdd slave on 2nd -- | > | > Maybe important:I haven?t installed the desktop environment yet. | | Doesn't matter. In debian, most config things are text-based. | > | > Sorry, for my English, maybe I made several mistakes. | | Doesn't matter either. Many who write on this list aren't native speakers. | (And those who are can be glad that we all use their language.) | > | > Thx a lot, the linux newbie ;-) | | HTH, Joachim | IMHO: windooz must be installed on the 1st HD ?? A+ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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