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  From: <davidn@rebel.net.au>
  To  : John Joseph <john.joseph@adelaide.edu.au>
  Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 21:54:05 +0930 (CST)

Re: Linux booting problem

John Joseph <john.joseph@adelaide.edu.au> wrote:
> As you suggested I checked /etc/lilo.conf. The run lilo:
> #lilo
> But I get a Warning:
> Warning: /dev/hdb1 is not the first disk

I think the problem is that you should let lilo install it's mbr on /dev/hda.
Add a section for Windows:

	other = /dev/hda1
		label = dos

Add (or change) a line near the top to specifiy booting from /dev/hda:

	boot = /dev/hda

Then run lilo

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