diff --git a/LDP/howto/linuxdoc/LILO.sgml b/LDP/howto/linuxdoc/LILO.sgml index 8f366be8..723bcac8 100644 --- a/LDP/howto/linuxdoc/LILO.sgml +++ b/LDP/howto/linuxdoc/LILO.sgml @@ -484,6 +484,7 @@ to have both Linux and NT entries under Lilo menu: and, after the next re-boot, you will have both 'linux' and 'nt' entries under Lilo menu. + Installing bios= diff --git a/LDP/howto/linuxdoc/Linux+WinNT.sgml b/LDP/howto/linuxdoc/Linux+WinNT.sgml index 3cacc2d0..64b372e6 100644 --- a/LDP/howto/linuxdoc/Linux+WinNT.sgml +++ b/LDP/howto/linuxdoc/Linux+WinNT.sgml @@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ this mini-HOWTO, has been using: process you'll boot into Linux.

- 5. Add NT stanza to /etc/lilo.conf, e.g.: + 5. Add NT stanza to /etc/lilo.conf, e.g.: other=/dev/sda1 @@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ this mini-HOWTO, has been using:

and run lilo. If lilo complains about this (I forget the message), - add the "linear" flag to /etc/lilo.conf near the "compact" keyword. + add the "linear" flag to /etc/lilo.conf near the "compact" keyword. Furthermore, if your partition table is screwed up by NT you'll either need to use "ignore-table" or follow the directions in Step 7. See also "fix-table". The LILO HOWTO is your friend. @@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary: -

dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda bs=446 count=1 (in Linux) or perform a low-level format with the SCSI utilities. I've heard that a low-level format of an IDE disk is fatal, so don't do it. @@ -319,16 +318,16 @@ Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary: My added NT entry is:

- + other=/dev/hda1 label=nt - +

- So, the whole /etc/lilo.conf looks like this: + So, the whole /etc/lilo.conf looks like this:

- + boot=/dev/hda timeout=50 prompt @@ -485,11 +484,11 @@ process shouldn't change too much, if any. panic! Your Windows NT is still there where you had installed it before Linux. You should become some familiar with Linux as soon as possible, in order to be able to find and edit your new - /etc/lilo.conf file. When you open this file for the first time, + /etc/lilo.conf file. When you open this file for the first time, you'll see that there is only one (or more) Linux entry. Well, you should know the exact position (read: a partition) where Windows NT has been installed, so you could add an appropriate - entry into /etc/lilo.conf file. After you do that, restart Lilo + entry into /etc/lilo.conf file. After you do that, restart Lilo and, after the next re-boot, you will have both 'linux' and 'nt' entries under Lilo menu. @@ -497,16 +496,16 @@ process shouldn't change too much, if any. My added NT entry is:

- + other=/dev/sda1 label=nt - +

- So, the whole /etc/lilo.conf looks like this: + So, the whole /etc/lilo.conf looks like this:

- + boot=/dev/sda map=/boot/map install=/boot/boot.b @@ -525,7 +524,7 @@ process shouldn't change too much, if any. root=/dev/sda6 other=/dev/hda1 label=nt - +

Some more explanation, regarding details from my /etc/lilo.conf