[ale] Win98 + LILO

[Geoffrey]

Chris Fowler wrote:
> You can not put windows into an extended partition.
> 
> Here is what I would do
> 
> 1) Boot of toms root-boot and fdisk the drives.
>    make /dev/hda2 type c.
> 
> 3) Boot of win98 CD.
>    run fdisk to make /dev/hda2 active

/dev/hda2 is not an extended partition????  Am I missing something here??

> 
> 3) run "format c: /u/s" from the win98 directory
>    on the cd-rom
> 
> 4) create the directory windows\options\cabs on 
>    the newly created c: at /dev/hda2
> 
> 5) copy D:\win98\*.* c:\windows\options\cabs
> 
> 6) reboot and boot hard drive. You'll get to a c: prompt
> 
> 7) cd \windows\options\cabs.  run setup.exe
> 
> 8) Take a break while windows is installing.
> 
> Use toms root-at boot to get back to your previous linux partiton to
> reinstall the boot loader.
> 
> If /dev/hda1 is linux do this:
> 
> # mount /dev/hda1 /mnt
> # cd /mnt
> # chroot . bin/sh
> # lilo
> # exit
> # cd ..
> # umount /mnt
> # reboot
> 
> Make sure you add a DOS label to lilo.conf before rebooting.
> 
> 
> On Fri, 2003-03-21 at 07:23, da Black Baron wrote:
> 
>>On Wed, 2003-03-19 at 14:30, Jason Day wrote:
>>
>>>On Wed, Mar 19, 2003 at 11:13:39AM -0800, Herman, Izzie wrote:
>>>
>>>>Here's what I have in /etc/lilo.conf
>>>>
>>>>other=/dev/hda6
>>>>	label=windows
>>>>
>>>>When I try to boot into windows, it just hangs at "Loading Windows"
>>>
>>>Can windows 98 boot from a partition other than the first?  I've never
>>>tried putting windows on anything other than /dev/hda1.
>>
>>I've tried it.   And I'm wondering how the hell he did it... 
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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