[GLLUG] Dual Booting Issues..

[Jeffrey Utter]

Actually I just typed it wrong when I put it into the e-mail..

don't have cut and paste working yet... sorry


On Sat, 16 Feb 2002, Charles Mulks wrote:

> no expert here but could it be a spelling problem
> 
> > other=/dev/hdd1
> >         lable=XP           <==== label=XP
> >         table = /dev/hdd
> >         alias=3
> 
> 
> 
> Jeffrey Utter wrote:
> > 
> > For the past week I've been trying to get my computer to dual boot Win XP
> > and Debian.  I have had no success.  Here is my setup..
> > 
> > 2 harddrives.. a WDC 30GB, a Maxtor 40GB
> > 
> > I have tried multiple times and ways of installation order and on what
> > drives...
> > 
> > My current state is I have XP installed and it works (when only that drive
> > is pluged in), Linux is installed and works, can mount the windows
> > partions also,  Lilo will not boot to windows...
> > 
> > <the following is a recreation of actual events>
> > 
> > Boot:
> > Linux  3  XP
> > Boot: XP
> > Error 0x01
> > <end recreation>
> > 
> > 3 is an aliase for XP.. After this point It prompts again for Linux 3 or
> > XP,  Linux boots fine from here.. 
> > 
> > Can anyone tell me what I'm going wrong?  My lilo.conf for the XP is
> > below,
> > 
> > other=/dev/hdd1
> >         lable=XP
> >         table = /dev/hdd
> >         alias=3
> > 
> > I know that hdd1 is the windows partion because I can mount it and poke
> > around... BTW it's Fat32 not NTFS.  
> > 
> > So any ideas?
> > 
> > Thanks
> > 
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Jeffrey Utter
> > 
> >                    Failure is not an option,
> >           It comes bundled with your Microsoft products.
> > 
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> > 
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