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Interesting BIOS Configuration...
« on: November 27, 2006, 12:09:50 am »
My setup is pretty freakin' weird. I have two hard-drives (Serial-ATA) and during BIOS booting, only one of them is recognized. When my main Linux drive is plugged into the primary SATA cable, and my Windows drive the secondary cable, apparently LILO can't see or recognize my Windows drive, because it refuses to boot it. However, if I boot Linux, it mounts my Windows drive like it was nothing.

If I switch their cables, Windows boots like a charm.

Thoughts?
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[17:32:45] * xar sets mode: -oooooooooo algorithm ban chris cipher newby stdio TehUser tnarongi|away vursed warz
[17:32:54] * xar sets mode: +o newby
[17:32:58] <xar> new rule
[17:33:02] <xar> me and newby rule all

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Quote from: CrAz3D on June 30, 2008, 10:38:22 am
I'd bet that you're currently bloated like a water ballon on a hot summer's day.

That analogy doesn't even make sense.  Why would a water balloon be especially bloated on a hot summer's day? For your sake, I hope there wasn't too much logic testing on your LSAT. 

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Re: Interesting BIOS Configuration...
« Reply #1 on: November 27, 2006, 12:31:52 am »
Quote from: Newby on November 27, 2006, 12:09:50 am
Thoughts?
You're defective.  Kill yourself.
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Re: Interesting BIOS Configuration...
« Reply #2 on: November 27, 2006, 12:34:15 am »
Seriously. Fix my damn problem. :(
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[17:32:45] * xar sets mode: -oooooooooo algorithm ban chris cipher newby stdio TehUser tnarongi|away vursed warz
[17:32:54] * xar sets mode: +o newby
[17:32:58] <xar> new rule
[17:33:02] <xar> me and newby rule all

Quote from: Rule on June 30, 2008, 01:13:20 pm
Quote from: CrAz3D on June 30, 2008, 10:38:22 am
I'd bet that you're currently bloated like a water ballon on a hot summer's day.

That analogy doesn't even make sense.  Why would a water balloon be especially bloated on a hot summer's day? For your sake, I hope there wasn't too much logic testing on your LSAT. 

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Re: Interesting BIOS Configuration...
« Reply #3 on: November 27, 2006, 01:07:25 am »
Quote from: Newby on November 27, 2006, 12:09:50 am
My setup is pretty freakin' weird. I have two hard-drives (Serial-ATA) and during BIOS booting, only one of them is recognized. When my main Linux drive is plugged into the primary SATA cable, and my Windows drive the secondary cable, apparently LILO can't see or recognize my Windows drive, because it refuses to boot it. However, if I boot Linux, it mounts my Windows drive like it was nothing.

If I switch their cables, Windows boots like a charm.

Thoughts?
My guess is it's a Vista issue, and that LILO just doesn't recognize it. I'd say to direct the MBR to Vista, and you edit one of your .ini files in Windows (forgot which one), making Vista the bootloader.

EDIT: Maybe even find that .ini file in Vista, see what the command line is for booting Vista, and if possible, manually give that information to LILO. If not, I believe GRUB will let you manually enter than information. I'm just guessing that the command for booting Windows has changed with Vista.
« Last Edit: November 27, 2006, 01:09:39 am by Metal Militia »
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Re: Interesting BIOS Configuration...
« Reply #4 on: November 27, 2006, 03:07:10 am »
Quote from: Metal Militia on November 27, 2006, 01:07:25 am
Quote from: Newby on November 27, 2006, 12:09:50 am
My setup is pretty freakin' weird. I have two hard-drives (Serial-ATA) and during BIOS booting, only one of them is recognized. When my main Linux drive is plugged into the primary SATA cable, and my Windows drive the secondary cable, apparently LILO can't see or recognize my Windows drive, because it refuses to boot it. However, if I boot Linux, it mounts my Windows drive like it was nothing.

If I switch their cables, Windows boots like a charm.

Thoughts?
My guess is it's a Vista issue, and that LILO just doesn't recognize it. I'd say to direct the MBR to Vista, and you edit one of your .ini files in Windows (forgot which one), making Vista the bootloader.

EDIT: Maybe even find that .ini file in Vista, see what the command line is for booting Vista, and if possible, manually give that information to LILO. If not, I believe GRUB will let you manually enter than information. I'm just guessing that the command for booting Windows has changed with Vista.
Vista's bootloader is completely new (it uses something called BCD for Boot Configuration Database) and you can't just edit boot.ini to get it to load LILO.  However, assuming you can boot LILO from Vista by having it read MBR for the LILO partition, you could try Googling VistaBootPro and adding your LILO drive entry into the BCD database.
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Re: Interesting BIOS Configuration...
« Reply #5 on: November 27, 2006, 08:38:10 am »
Err, I wasn't saying to make Vista boot LILO, yet Vista to boot Linux.
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Re: Interesting BIOS Configuration...
« Reply #6 on: November 27, 2006, 09:50:31 am »
VistaBootPro doesn't have support for adding non-Windows drives (BAH!) to its database. :|
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[17:32:45] * xar sets mode: -oooooooooo algorithm ban chris cipher newby stdio TehUser tnarongi|away vursed warz
[17:32:54] * xar sets mode: +o newby
[17:32:58] <xar> new rule
[17:33:02] <xar> me and newby rule all

Quote from: Rule on June 30, 2008, 01:13:20 pm
Quote from: CrAz3D on June 30, 2008, 10:38:22 am
I'd bet that you're currently bloated like a water ballon on a hot summer's day.

That analogy doesn't even make sense.  Why would a water balloon be especially bloated on a hot summer's day? For your sake, I hope there wasn't too much logic testing on your LSAT. 

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Re: Interesting BIOS Configuration...
« Reply #7 on: November 27, 2006, 06:09:51 pm »
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Re: Interesting BIOS Configuration...
« Reply #8 on: November 27, 2006, 06:38:03 pm »
It only supports GRUB.
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[17:32:45] * xar sets mode: -oooooooooo algorithm ban chris cipher newby stdio TehUser tnarongi|away vursed warz
[17:32:54] * xar sets mode: +o newby
[17:32:58] <xar> new rule
[17:33:02] <xar> me and newby rule all

Quote from: Rule on June 30, 2008, 01:13:20 pm
Quote from: CrAz3D on June 30, 2008, 10:38:22 am
I'd bet that you're currently bloated like a water ballon on a hot summer's day.

That analogy doesn't even make sense.  Why would a water balloon be especially bloated on a hot summer's day? For your sake, I hope there wasn't too much logic testing on your LSAT. 

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Re: Interesting BIOS Configuration...
« Reply #9 on: November 27, 2006, 07:49:38 pm »
Use GRUB then, it's better anyway.
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Re: Interesting BIOS Configuration...
« Reply #10 on: November 27, 2006, 07:53:09 pm »
Quote from: Warrior[x86] on November 27, 2006, 07:49:38 pm
Use GRUB then, it's better anyway.

Nah. LILO is established. GRUB is new and bleh.

I fixed the problem. I told my BIOS to detect, and it worked. Who'da thunk it? :)
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[17:32:45] * xar sets mode: -oooooooooo algorithm ban chris cipher newby stdio TehUser tnarongi|away vursed warz
[17:32:54] * xar sets mode: +o newby
[17:32:58] <xar> new rule
[17:33:02] <xar> me and newby rule all

Quote from: Rule on June 30, 2008, 01:13:20 pm
Quote from: CrAz3D on June 30, 2008, 10:38:22 am
I'd bet that you're currently bloated like a water ballon on a hot summer's day.

That analogy doesn't even make sense.  Why would a water balloon be especially bloated on a hot summer's day? For your sake, I hope there wasn't too much logic testing on your LSAT. 

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Re: Interesting BIOS Configuration...
« Reply #11 on: November 27, 2006, 08:08:07 pm »
Quote from: Newby on November 27, 2006, 07:53:09 pm
Nah. LILO is established. GRUB is new and bleh.
"new"

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Re: Interesting BIOS Configuration...
« Reply #12 on: November 27, 2006, 08:16:11 pm »
I know. New things suck. :(
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[17:32:45] * xar sets mode: -oooooooooo algorithm ban chris cipher newby stdio TehUser tnarongi|away vursed warz
[17:32:54] * xar sets mode: +o newby
[17:32:58] <xar> new rule
[17:33:02] <xar> me and newby rule all

Quote from: Rule on June 30, 2008, 01:13:20 pm
Quote from: CrAz3D on June 30, 2008, 10:38:22 am
I'd bet that you're currently bloated like a water ballon on a hot summer's day.

That analogy doesn't even make sense.  Why would a water balloon be especially bloated on a hot summer's day? For your sake, I hope there wasn't too much logic testing on your LSAT. 

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Re: Interesting BIOS Configuration...
« Reply #13 on: November 27, 2006, 11:18:02 pm »
Quote from: Newby on November 27, 2006, 08:16:11 pm
I know. New things suck. :(

Yet you use the 2.6 kernel?
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Re: Interesting BIOS Configuration...
« Reply #14 on: November 27, 2006, 11:59:06 pm »
Quote from: Sidoh on November 27, 2006, 11:18:02 pm
Quote from: Newby on November 27, 2006, 08:16:11 pm
I know. New things suck. :(

Yet you use the 2.6 kernel?

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Linux impaler 2.4.31 #21 Sun Jun 5 19:19:51 PDT 2005 i686 unknown unknown GNU/Linux

Eh?
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[17:32:45] * xar sets mode: -oooooooooo algorithm ban chris cipher newby stdio TehUser tnarongi|away vursed warz
[17:32:54] * xar sets mode: +o newby
[17:32:58] <xar> new rule
[17:33:02] <xar> me and newby rule all

Quote from: Rule on June 30, 2008, 01:13:20 pm
Quote from: CrAz3D on June 30, 2008, 10:38:22 am
I'd bet that you're currently bloated like a water ballon on a hot summer's day.

That analogy doesn't even make sense.  Why would a water balloon be especially bloated on a hot summer's day? For your sake, I hope there wasn't too much logic testing on your LSAT. 
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