Quote Originally Posted by pummer
the file's read-only... do I have to login as root?

EDIT: OK i figured it out myself, I edited the file as per your instructions. Now it boots off the HD, but i'm back to my original problem: there's no HD or CD auto-mounted in the hd install.
Reading your first post you want the icons for the HD and CD-ROM on the desktop now right? Just right click on the desktop and select create new and then choose hard drive device and select the proper device (/dev/hda1) in the device tab make sure the read only permission checkbox is unselected in the permissions tab and click on OK and you will have the icon for the HD then just do the same for the CD except the permission tab part. The CD will be auto-mounted when ever you put a CD-ROM in it and click on the icon, your HD is already mounted when you boot you will be able to access it read-write from the icon.