lilo

[Charles Rishel]

I am taking it that either :
1:  your scsi drive is set as your master drive
2:  Linux recognizes SCSI drives before IDE drives

If this is not the case plz post again to this subject, as I have been 
considering going to SCSI drives/interface to my current Linux 
implementation, which is currently on IDE drives.  This would really help 
me in case of problems.

Thanks,
Chaz03


At 08:32 PM 11/9/02 -0500, you wrote:
>OK Here it is,the solution for all that may be interested or have a need
>to know either now or in the future.
>   I have figured it out, to have my linux on my first scsi drive and my
>windows on my first(or in my case second) ide drive.
>The lilo.conf file needs to have the following,
>disk=/dev/sda bios=0x80
>disk=/dev/hdb bios=0x83
>as well as having
>
>other=/dev/hdb1
>         label=Windows
>         table=/dev/hdb
>         map-drive=0x80
>         to=0x83
>         map-drive=0x83
>         to=0x80
>and that did it. Now my RedHat 8 is on my first scsi with lilo being on
>the mbr of the scsi drive and pointing to the windows drive on my slave
>on the secondary ide controller.
>now, all is well again..................lol
>
>On Sat, 2002-11-09 at 20:03, Cyber Source wrote:
> > Does this help or are you in more of a mess!!!
> > I asked about the relationship of scsi vs ide in lilo. I dont need to
> > know about windows. Thanks anyway.....
> > On Sat, 2002-11-09 at 17:40, sfielding7 wrote:
> > > OK
> > >
> > > As I understand all operating systems look on the first partion of the
> > > first drive for the boot loader.
> > > This file tells you what operating systems are loaded and the computer
> > > where you put them.
> > > So normally C but A is available you have the boot loader normaly I put
> > > Windows in first and this goes on C.
> > > The next operating system is added this adds one line to boot.ini and
> > > directs the computer to the location.for the next op sys
> > >
> > > Now lets talk dirty;
> > > drive partitioning and tweak UI
> > > This is who I set up my drives  -2 one 20gig the other 40gigs
> > > Drive one 40gig
> > > C= 2gig holds boot and at this time W98
> > > E=5gig holds program files for W98
> > > F=5gig holds My Docs for W98
> > > G=5gig holds video & jpg files
> > > H=5gig holds other files normaly fresh down loads
> > > I=2gig second op sys W2k or Linux
> > > J=2gig second op sys programs
> > > K=2gig second op sys My Docs
> > > L=Balance
> > > Drive one 20gig
> > > D=5gig holds page files for both op sys
> > > M=7.5gig first back up
> > > N=7.5gig second backup
> > > *******************************************
> > > Now the fun stuff
> > > I use tweak UI to relocate W98 programs , My Documents My Music to the
> > > correct drive
> > > If I upgrade W98 to W2K I reformat C intall ALL my files are still in
> > > place and available.
> > > This also gos for my second op sys it can be blown away and changed
> > > ********************************************
> > > Remember Linux allows you to mount Fat drives so it can still see my W98
> > > files
> > > When I had W2K I used NTSF and these files where hidden from W98
> > >
> > > Backup are done with batch files coping various folds to one of the back
> > > up partitions
> > > once a month I burn CD for safe back up storage
> > >
> > > Does this help or are you in more of a mess!!!
> > > Stephen
> > >
> > > Cyber Source wrote:
> > >
> > > >"remember your computer must have a common first drive to dual boot"
> > > >I do realize that and then the question went on as to how to write
> > > >lilo.conf so that this can be accomplished. Are you saying, that in a
> > > >dual boot scenario with scsi and ide, that lilo has to be on the ide? I
> > > >found with the disk=/dev/sda bios=0x80 statement that I can tell the
> > > >system that the scsi drive is first but then I have trouble booting to
> > > >the actual ide drive (which has window$ on it)
> > > >On Sat, 2002-11-09 at 09:10, sfielding7 wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >>OH no
> > > >>
> > > >>lilo goes on the IDE drive boot goes on scsi
> > > >>remember your computer must have a common first drive to dual boot
> > > >>the only other way is to use a boot floppy to tell the system where to
> > > >>go to boot
> > > >>
> > > >>OK
> > > >>
> > > >>Cyber Source wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>>Ok, here's one for ya....
> > > >>>I am redoing my system, just got a new scsi hard drive and installed
> > > >>>RedHat 8 on it. I also have an existing windows xp drive (on ide 
> drive)
> > > >>>that I used to dual boot with. When connected to the new system, I 
> could
> > > >>>not successfully install lilo because it would take the ide drive 
> as the
> > > >>>first drive and the scsi drive after. I read the man page on lilo and
> > > >>>found that the syntax of "disk=/dev/sda bios=0x80" could be added to
> > > >>>lilo.conf to tell the system that this is the first drive in the 
> system,
> > > >>>even with an ide at hda. That worked fine and then successfully
> > > >>>installed lilo, which booted Linux fine. However, I cannot figure out
> > > >>>how to get it to dual boot now. I use to use the syntax of
> > > >>>"map-drive=0x80 to=0x82 map-drive=0x82 to=0x80" but that no longer
> > > >>>works. That use to work with the drive connected on as hde1 (I have a
> > > >>>motherboard with additional ATA controllers). I tried connecting it as
> > > >>>hda to simplify things but that didn't work either. Anyone have any
> > > >>>experience with this one?
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>--
> > > >>Hamilton  Ontario Canada
> > > >>
> > > >>Remember chin up and put on a SMILE
> > > >>You my be surprised who is watching.
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
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> > >
> > > --
> > > Hamilton  Ontario Canada
> > >
> > > Remember chin up and put on a SMILE
> > > You my be surprised who is watching.
> > >
> >

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