Unable to configure lilo to load two win98s

Debian KDE User

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May 15, 2002, 11:26:19 PM5/15/02

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I have to win98 partitions. THey need to be hidden from each other. I can't
get lilo to hide them though.

I can't get the partitions to activate and deactivate. I've
looked for samples on how to hid and unhide partitions. i have the
rewrite_tables on. Here's my lilo.conf. I get no errors when running lilo.
I don't know what else I can do.

lba32

root=/dev/hda5

compact

install=/boot/boot-bmp.b
bitmap=/boot/prison.bmp
bmp-colors=0,1,3,1,2,3

map=/boot/map

prompt
delay=100
timeout=200

vga=normal
default=Linux2.4.18

image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.18
label=Linux2.4.18
read-only

image=/vmlinuz
label=Linux2.4.16
read-only

other=/dev/hda4
table=/dev/hda
label=Win98.whatevs
change
partition=/dev/hda1
deactivate
set=DOS16_big_hidden
partition=/dev/hda4
activate
set=DOS16_big_normal

other=/dev/hda1
table=/dev/hda
label=Guest
change
partition=/dev/hda1
activate
set=DOS16_big_normal
partition=/dev/hda4
deactivate
set=DOS16_big_hidden

chicago_red

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May 17, 2002, 12:42:05 AM5/17/02

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On Wed, 15 May 2002 22:26:19 -0500, Debian KDE User wrote:

> I have to win98 partitions. THey need to be hidden from each other. I
> can't get lilo to hide them though.
>
> I can't get the partitions to activate and deactivate. I've looked for
> samples on how to hid and unhide partitions. i have the rewrite_tables
> on. Here's my lilo.conf. I get no errors when running lilo. I don't know
> what else I can do.

>
Go here and get what you need....
http://www.xosl.org/

-red-

Ron Gibson

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May 19, 2002, 1:17:10 PM5/19/02

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Thu, 16 May 2002 03:26:19, Debian KDE User <anon...@hotmail.com> Noted:

> I have to win98 partitions. THey need to be hidden from each other. I can't
> get lilo to hide them though.
>
> I can't get the partitions to activate and deactivate. I've
> looked for samples on how to hid and unhide partitions. i have the
> rewrite_tables on. Here's my lilo.conf. I get no errors when running lilo.
> I don't know what else I can do.

You should be able to do that with LILO. However, you might want to
look at Air-Boot (has hide/unhide functions built in) at...

http://kiewitzsoft.ath.cx/KiewitzSoft/

The features:
- Colored Boot-Menu
- Completly integrated, Award-styled, menu-driven SETUP including real
help to every option
- Very easy Installation/Repair via disc or CD-ROM
- Localized to English/Dutch/German/French
- Boot-Process completly configurable
- Configurable Password protection
- 100% in MBR (does not need any real space on harddisc)
- "Corrupt-MBR"-Protection (is able to restore MBR, if it gets corrupted)
- Intelligent Partition Handling. Will not reset or act abnormal, if
partitions are moved, changed, etc.
- Hiding partitions support
- Floppy-Boot
- Finds (Stealth-)MBR and Bootrecord-Virii (and is able to remove most
of them)
- Repair-Mode, AiR-BOOT disc/CD-ROM is able to repair AiR-BOOT without
resetting the configuration
- MBR-Protection under Real-Mode
- OS/2 LVM-aware
- OS/2 Select-Your-Favourite-Boot-Letter-Feature
- Linux Kernel Support (from FAT16-partition)
- Includes Linux Boot-Commandline and automagically, but configurable
root-partition
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