[ansichart]

I have Ubuntu installed on /dev/hdb1 and Slackware on /dev/hda1. I installed Slackware last, and it installed Lilo to the MBR. After that, I tried adding Ubuntu to the lilo.conf file.

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image = /media/hdb1/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-16-generic
root = /dev/hdb1
initrd = /media/hdb1/boot/initrd.img-2.6.20-16-generic
label = Ubuntu
read-only

This is what my lilo.conf file looks like now

 
# LILO configuration file
# generated by 'liloconfig'
#
# Start LILO global section
boot = /dev/hda
message = /boot/boot_message.txt
prompt
timeout = 7500
# Override dangerous defaults that rewrite the partition table:
change-rules
  reset
# VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x256
vga = 773
# Normal VGA console
# vga = normal
# VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x64k
# vga=791
# VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x32k
# vga=790
# VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x256
# vga=773
# VESA framebuffer console @ 800x600x64k
# vga=788
# VESA framebuffer console @ 800x600x32k
# vga=787
# VESA framebuffer console @ 800x600x256
# vga=771
# VESA framebuffer console @ 640x480x64k
# vga=785
# VESA framebuffer console @ 640x480x32k
# vga=784
# VESA framebuffer console @ 640x480x256
# vga=769
# End LILO global section
# Linux bootable partition config begins
image = /boot/vmlinuz
  root = /dev/hda1
  label = Slackware
  read-only

image = /media/hdb1/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-16-generic
  root = /dev/hdb1
  initrd = /media/hdb1/boot/initrd.img-2.6.20-16-generic
  label = Ubuntu
  read-only
# Linux bootable partition config ends

After that I mounted /dev/hdb1 to /media/hdb1 and ran lilo:

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root@gibson:/etc# mount /dev/hdb1 /media/hdb1
root@gibson:/etc# lilo
Warning: LBA32 addressing assumed
Added Slackware *
Added Ubuntu
One warning was issued.

I then restarted my computed and tried booting Ubuntu.

It started loading up but never made it to Ubuntu's splash screen for loading... instead I just got a bunch of text. In the text I saw something similar to HDA1 PORT ALREADY IN USE and same with HDB1.

Any ideas?

Also if this helps...

Back when I just had Ubuntu, I used Grub and it loaded Ubuntu fine. But since Slackware installed Lilo to the MBR, I can't use Grub. Anyway, here is the entry in the /boot/grub/menu.lst file: (on hdb1)

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title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.20-16-generic
root (hd1,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-16-generic root=UUID=ab261830-c788-4e15-9233-c11a6c299921 ro qui$
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.20-16-generic
quiet
savedefault

and /boot/grub/device.map

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(hd0) /dev/hda
(hd1) /dev/hdb

This post has been edited by ansichart: 16 April 2008 - 05:13 AM

[Dirk Chestnut]

Coincidentally, this person is trying to do the same thing:

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/sl...-ubuntu-613632/

I find the above is a bit odd, as it suggests copying the both OS's kernel/initrd files to the same partition.

You don't seem opposed to Grub, and I recommend it above Lilo, so I'll offer this link too:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Recoverin...stallingWindows

It's instructions on how to reinstall Grub when Windows writes it's boot loader to the MBR. It's the same situation you're in (swap Windows with Slack). One of the best things about Linux installs is that you can swap out boot loaders whenever... it's not an operation tied solely to installation. The instructions above recommend show how-to using the Ubuntu LiveCD, but in all actuality you could get to the same commands while natively logged in to your Ubuntu system

This post has been edited by Dirk Chestnut: 16 April 2008 - 09:31 PM

[ansichart]

Dirk Chestnut, on Apr 16 2008, 06:36 AM, said:

You don't seem opposed to Grub, and I recommend it above Lilo, so I'll offer this link too:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Recoverin...stallingWindows

It's instructions on how to reinstall Grub when Windows writes it's boot loader to the MBR. It's the same situation you're in (swap Windows with Slack). One of the best things about Linux installs is that you can swap out boot loaders whenever... it's not an operation tied solely to installation. The instructions above recommend show how-to using the Ubuntu LiveCD, but in all actuality you could get to the same commands while natively logged in to your Ubuntu system

I was thinking this too, and I will probably try this. However, I was on freenode talking to someone about this problem. He was helping me troubleshoot it, and he is thinking that someone my Ubuntu system got messed up and it's not Lilo at all. I do recall restarting the computer as it was in the middle of booting up Ubuntu which probably wasn't good for it... perhaps that might have messed it up. Not really sure at the moment.

Also... I was wondering about the extra parameters in "kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-16-generic root=UUID=ab261830-c788-4e15-9233-c11a6c299921 ro qui$" do you think if I add that to Lilo it will work? I would try this right now but I don't want to mess with anything right now until I finish with my classes today. I have 2 exams, :-(