-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 This is old news by now but lilo isn't restricted to the first 8GB anymore. Joshua b. Jore Minneapolis Ward 3, precinct 10 http://www.greentechnologist.org On Fri, 16 Nov 2001, T.J. Duchene wrote: > Some caveats when working with Linux on a dual boot system with Windows: > > Assuming multpile partitions on a sigle drive > ============================================================= > 1. Windows must always have the first partition on the first drive. It will > refuse to operate properly if it does not. > > 2. If you use LILO, you had better know how to properly configure your MBR > (Master Boot Record), or I can guarantee you will have problems. > > 3. The LILO boot records/files MUST be within the first 4-8 GB of the drive's > cylinders or LILO booting WILL fail. This depends on your BIOS embedded in > the motherboard. This is a design flaw in LILO, because it depends on BIOS > for the IDE drive geometry during the boot staging. The BIOS, of course, is > reverse compatible with previous MS products that can't handle complex IDE > geometry - so the files have to to be within that limit in order to be > located by LILO. > > 4. The safest way (minus a boot disk) is to boot a dual system is to use > LOADLIN, if possible. > > > > If you put Linux on a separate drive, it is a lot easier, but most of us > don't have that luxury. > > LILO is used most often if Linux is the only OS present, or by extremely > experienced users who know the ins and outs of IDE/SCSI hard disks. I use > LOADLIN because it is reliable, and doesn't react badly to changes in BIOS > and IDE geometry, unlike LILO. > > > T.J. Duchene > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > tclug-devel mailing list > tclug-devel at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-devel > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (OpenBSD) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE79YDVfexLsowstzcRAqN2AKDKerz4u9qJL+d+dMPv9oL3RGooigCfWSQr j0UgkeLFx4b0wtaffiRQYhE= =m4Qu -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----