RH linux install ques

[v1r4L fr3nzy]

I am installing linux on a HDD seperate to that of my WinXP install. Can I install linux on the seperate HDD from within windows? I installed it before but for somereason on the multiboot menu WinXP didnt show up. Any ideas as to why this happened? Please help, thank you.

[homey]

I think you're asking if linux can be installed on a second hard drive. (right?) Sure it can. The XP system didn't show up on the boot menu because it was not selected in the section asking what systems to put into the menu.

No problem! When you boot up into linux, add the information for XP in the /etc/lilo.config file. I'll have to take a look and see what it should look like.

[homey]

Ok, the part that refers to Windows xp should look something like this.....

other = /dev/hda1
label = WindowsXP
table = /dev/hda

[TMAN]

whoa! be careful! if XP is on NTFS you can't just install your favorite bootloader to bootsector, you have to put it on another partition. If you install to bootsector, you will not be able to boot to XP. I have also heard that it is possible to boot to linux using the microsoft bootloader but I don't know anyone who has tried.

[homey]

Ok, here is the lilo.conf from this machine. I normally use the Grub bootloader, but I still use the MBR with no problems.)

Windows 2000 NTFS on first hard drive, first partition. (hda1)
Redhat Linux EXT3 on second hard drive, third partition. (hdb3)

Using LILO on MBR of first hard drive

prompt
timeout=10
default=Windows2000
boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
message=/boot/message

image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.18-14
label=linux
root=/dev/hdb3
read-only

other=/dev/hda1
label=Windows2000
table=/dev/hda


Another setup as follows

prompt
timeout=10
default=Windows2000
boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
message=/boot/message
linear

image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.18-14
label=linux
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.18-14.img
read-only
append="hdc=ide-scsi root=L ABEL=/"

other=/dev/hda1
optional
label=Windows2000