[Linux-Discussion] Re: help: multi-boot
- From: James Gosnell <goose@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: linux-discussion@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 16:50:21 -0500
"Brian L. Johnson" wrote:
>
> On Jun 12, James Gosnell threw electrons at linux-discussion@xxxxxxxxxxxxx:
>
> >I have linux and lilo on hda and Windows on hdb. As of right now, I have
> >to switch between ide cables if I need to boot to windows. Is there any
> >way in lilo that I can have it boot up windows on hdb? Thanks
>
> Well, Linux can easily boot from hdb, so why not switch the cables and
> keep them that way? The only files in Linux you would have to change are
> /etc/fstab and /etc/lilo.conf (and re-run lilo).
>
> What you can do is get a Linux bootdisk, such as Tomsrtbt
> (http://toms.net/rb), and after you switch the IDE cables, boot the
> system with the toms disk, mount the partition containing /etc and vi
> the aforementioned files.
>
> Then, cd to the base mount point of your Linux system, and run this:
> chroot ./ /bin/bash
> This will put you in a chroot environment in your system, and you can
> run /sbin/lilo (note that since you are in a chroot environment, it is
> /sbin/lilo, not /mnt/sbin/lilo).
>
> Then press ctrl+d to exit the chroot, cd to /, umount the partitions,
> and reboot without the toms disk and you should be now booting your
> Linux system on hdb, and you will not have to switch any cables to
> multi-boot.
>
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I thought I tried chroot before but it didn't work quite right. Well,
I'll try again and let you know. Thanks for the info.
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James Gosnell
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