Install boot record to the second harddisk

Hellomonkey · n00b Joined: 20 Sep 2003 Posts: 1

I want to install the Gentoo in my second harddisk whereas the first is my Mandrake installed. How can I make the boot record in it? I followed the installation steps but I can't set up the lilo with the error "/dev/hdc is not the first boot disk". The installation document did not mention how to skip the bootloader. In fact, I just want to add a entry in my lilo in the first disk and boot to Gentoo.

Please advice and correct me if I am wrong. Thx.

NeddySeagoon · Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2003 5:51 pm Post subject:

Hellomonkey,

Just to summariase: You have Mandrake on your first hard drive and Gentoo on /dev/hdc.

Skip the bootloader install in Gentoo (do not install either Grub or Lilo).

Boot up Mandrake and edit /etc/lilo.conf to add a new secton that will start Gentoo.

Fiddle with the default= to make it the default.

Rerun lilo.

It should 'Just Work'

Regards,

NeddySeagoon
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