From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (int-mx1.corp.redhat.com [172.16.44.254]) by listman.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9B8B63EC97 for ; Fri, 7 Dec 2001 04:10:49 -0500 (EST) Received: from mail.redhat.com (mail.redhat.com [199.183.24.239]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id fB79Anp26481 for ; Fri, 7 Dec 2001 04:10:49 -0500 Received: (from mail@localhost) by mail.redhat.com (8.11.0/8.8.7) id fB79AnP05103 for blinux-list@listman.redhat.com; Fri, 7 Dec 2001 04:10:49 -0500 Received: from idscc07.onewest.net (idscc07.onewest.net [199.104.81.26]) by mail.redhat.com (8.11.0/8.8.7) with ESMTP id fB79Amw05099 for ; Fri, 7 Dec 2001 04:10:48 -0500 Received: from rupin.localnet (du18.idfl-223.onewest.net [12.7.223.18] (may be forged)) by idscc07.onewest.net (8.11.3/8.11.3) with ESMTP id fB796TD24556 for ; Fri, 7 Dec 2001 02:06:29 -0700 Received: from localhost (lcr@localhost) by rupin.localnet (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id fB79AhU08237 for ; Fri, 7 Dec 2001 02:10:43 -0700 Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2001 02:10:42 -0700 (MST) From: "L. C. Robinson" To: Subject: Re: Getting dos hard drive to boot from lilo In-Reply-To: <20011207094346.1ad8c046.gandre@arkeia.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Loop: blinux-list@redhat.com Sender: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com Errors-To: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com X-BeenThere: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.1 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Reply-To: List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: On Fri, 7 Dec 2001, Gil Andre wrote: > ... > This is a limitation of DOS/Windows systems: they can only be > booted from the first hard disk of your machine (/dev/hda_). But you will observe that she used some lilo trickery to make MS-DOS think it was booting from the first drive, by logically swapping the drives. I have used this scheme successfully for years, on my own machine (till the drive went flaky -- haven't even missed it -- got to where I hated the frustrations that toy OS put me through, and almost never booted it anyway). > These operating systems simply assume they are the first, only > and/or most important operating systems on your hard disk and > will simply refuse to boot from any other drive. Annoying, isn't it. But she will be able to fool the stupid M$ stuff, when she gets the rest of her config right. > ... > I think the only way out of your problem would be to install > move the Linux hard disk in another position, since Linux > ... But, you see, she already knows about another way out. -- L. C. Robinson reply to no_spam+munged_lcr@onewest.net.invalid People buy MicroShaft for compatibility, but get incompatibility and instability instead. This is award winning "innovation". Find out how MS holds your data hostage with "The *Lens*"; see "CyberSnare" at http://www.netaction.org/msoft/cybersnare.html