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Lilo install to MBR fails
Don't know if I'm doing something wrong so here is my deal...
had a dual boot of Java Desktop and Xandros 2 on my pc, booting with the Xandros Lilo install
Formated the drive with Partition magic 8 and decided to install Knoppix 3.3 to the harddrive
Xandros Boot menu continued to show,
Installed Windows XP, Formated upon finished (to rewirte the MBR, I'm sure there was an easier way... but alas)
install Knoppix to HD, worked fine, however Lilo does not install to the MBR, have to boot from a floppy...
I am not experiance enough to get this to work, I've installed Knoppix like 5 times trying to get this to work... can anyone help me out?
I want to be able to boot from the HD instead of the floppy.
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Boot your computer using the knoppix cd, then look at /etc/lilo.conf on the drive where you installed. You can find some explanation and an example here. Check if the settings are correct, save the changed lilo.conf and quit you text editor. Then run lilo to install it.
If you can't figure it out, post the lilo.conf here.
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I'll give it a try when I get home...
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Boot Knoppix
mount /dev/hdx? /mnt/hdx? (wherever you install Knoppix to)
Do not use the desktop icons to mount your hdd- do it by hand!!
chroot /mnt/hdx?
lilo.conf needs to say:
boot=/dev/hda
root=/dev/hdx? (wherever you installed knoppix to)
Then just rerun lilo:
lilo
If you see errors then reedit lilo.conf
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Boot from the hd install or the CD?
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Originally Posted by
devilotx
Boot from the hd install or the CD?
OK I can see how I may not have been too clear. Knoppix is a cd- nothing more nothing less. When you install it is Debian. Boot the cd. Conversely you can just boot your hdd install and rerun lilo after editing as well. Whatever works for you.
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I get this error:
root@Knoppix:/etc# lilo
Warning: '/proc/partitions' does not exist, disk scan bypassed
Fatal: geo_query_dev HDIO_GETGEO (dev 0x0300): Invalid argument
root@Knoppix:/etc#
And this is my Lilo.conf file...
boot=/dev/hda
vga=791
prompt
timeout=50
append = "hda=scsi hdb=scsi hdc=scsi hdd=scsi hde=scsi hdf=scsi hdg=scsi hdh=scsi apm=power-off nomce"
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.22-xfs
label=knoppix
root=/dev/hdb1
read-only
initrd=/boot/initrd.gz
## A Windows installation, example for partition 1 on first IDE harddisk
# other=/dev/hda1
# label=dos
# optional
# table=/dev/hda
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If your lilo.conf is to be beleived you have 2 hard drives and knoppix is installed to the primary slave. Is that correct?
Also you would normally have 2 other entries in lilo.conf:
install=/boot/boot-menu.b
map=/boot/map
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I think it's trying to boot from hda, which is bios. Try booting from cd , mounting the hard drive:
open a root shell
mount /dev/hdbx /mnt/hdbx
replacing x with the partition number of the linux partition.
Edit /etc/lilo.conf and change
boot=/dev/hda to
boot=/dev/hdb (no partition #)
save and exit from the editor then :
chroot /mnt/hdb2
lilo
logout, remove cd reboot.
Note: You will also have to change the lilo.conf references to the windblows partition to hdb1 rather than hda
HTH
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One hard drive partitioned, 25 gigs for linux, 1.5 gigs for swap and about 28 gigs unpartitioned space.
Windows is not installed on this comptuer...
I will give your ideas a shot though, see what I can get dug up, Too bad I couldn't just load the boot floppy that I've been using to the MBR.. that would be nice...
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