[NTLUG:Discuss] Dual Boot Problem

[Peter A. Koren]

After installing Suse 6.3 on a new disk (master first eide controller),
I could not get Winblows98 to boot on my older drive now running as the
slave on the first eide controller. I did what I always did and created
a label for windows and told lilo to find it on hdb1, where it is. I can
mount it from Linux. The boot info is on the master drive MBR. Linux
boots without a hitch.

Here is my etc/lilo.conf that the install process created:

# LILO Konfigurations-Datei
# Start LILO global Section
# If you want to prevent console users to boot with init=/bin/bash,
#  restrict usage of boot params by setting a passwd and using the
option
#  restricted.
#passwd=bootpwd
#restricted
boot=/dev/hda
#compact       # faster, but won't work on all systems.
vga = normal    # force sane state
read-only
prompt
timeout=50
# End LILO global Section
#
image = /boot/vmlinuz
  root = /dev/hda2
  label = l
 
#
other = /dev/hdb1
  label = w
  map-drive = 0x80
  to = 0x81
  map-drive = 0x81
  to = 0x80
  table = /dev/hdb
              
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The boot process says something about not having a valid system disk (no
I did not
leave a floppy in the floppy drive). Any hints?

Regards,

Peter Koren