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Hey,
When changing the lilo.conf file I copy the tutorial exactly but when I go to run lilo -v, I get a
"Fatal: First sector of /dev/sda1 doesn't have a ...
- 03-04-2008 #1Just Joined!
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Dual Boot with Vista and Backtrack Problem
Hey,
When changing the lilo.conf file I copy the tutorial exactly but when I go to run lilo -v, I get a
"Fatal: First sector of /dev/sda1 doesn't have a recognizable boot."
Hopefully, someone can help me out with this, I'm running on a T61 Lenovo, Vista Ultimate OS, trying to use Backtrack 2.
Lilo.conf File:
lba32
boot = /dev/sda
#compact # faster
promt
timeout = 300
vga = 791
#Linux start
image = /boot/vmlinuz
root = /dev/sda4
label = BT2
read-only
other = /dev/sda1
label = Windows
table = /dev/sda
Now i tried re mounting my /boot/ from a previous post on the forum, and apparently this doesn't help because now I get a
"warning:
/proc/partitions' does not exist, disk scan bypasses
Fatal: creat /boot/map~: No such file or directory"
fdisk shows the partitions in order and correct System
When I use the command 'mount' the output is
tmpfs on / type tmpfs (rw)
proc on / proc type proc (rw)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw)
usbfs on /proc/bus/usb type usbfs (rw,devgid=10,devmode=0666)
/dev/sda4 on /mnt/sda4 type reiserfs (rw,noatime)
/dev/sda2 on /mnt/backtrack/boot type ext2 (rw)
when I try command "chroot /mnt/backtrack/ /bin/bash/"
output is:
chroot: cannot run command '/bin/bash/' : No such file or directory
Any Help would be greatly appreciated
- 03-05-2008 #2Just Joined!
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More Info
Sorry about the last post, I looked up the fstab info, should have in the first place. My fstab now reads
/dev/sda1 / vfat defaults 1 0
/dev/sda2 /mnt/backtrack/boot ext2 defaults 1 2
/dev/sda3 swap swap defaults 0 0
/dev/sda4 /mnt/backtrack reiserfs defaults 1 1
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom auto noauto,owner,ro 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts gid=5, mode=791 0 0
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
now when i test booting up the /dev/sda2, it seems to be working now,
it says *added linux
but when i do this to the windows partition I get an error, I haven't yet run " Lilo -v" I wont want to write to the MBR. Hope this can help someone in figuring out what mistake I have made
Much appreciated


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