Linux and LILO questions.

[TheVrolok]

I'm basically a linux newbie, just installed mandrake 7 and I'm dual booting on this 98se machine. LILO is default booting linux, how can I change which OS it boots first(That in linuxconf... seems familiar but not sure?)? Also, how could I just disable LILO and use PQ Boot Magic? Also small question about BM, just ran it and added by Linux part(frist part on my 2nd HD), but should I add the Linux Ext2 or the swap to boot magic?

 

[bubba]

no idea about BM, but for LILO, just edit /etc/lilo.conf

Where it says 'default=linux'
just put "default=whatever_label_you_want_to_boot"

then save the file, and type 'lilo' (or /sbin/lilo) as root to rewrite the MBR

 

[DaaZ]

And as you asked wether (is that even how this word is spelled...?) if you could put PQMagic instead of LILO as the default boot well yes...

It's quite simple in fact...

as bubba said that after editing the /etc/lilo.conf file you simply had to type "lilo" in order to rewrite the MBR...

Well effectively all you would have to do is overwrite the MBR (Master Boot Record btw... just in case) which is currently "controlled", if you may, by LILO.

And well isn't it nice enough that all you would have to do is simply to run PQMagic, set Windows as the default OS and save the settings.

The settings of course will be written to the MBR by PQMagic, overwriting the current LILO sitting in.

 

[Tiger]

I'm not a big fan of 3rd party "Boot Managers" like Boot Magic or System Commander. They write a proprietary MBR.
When/If you need to get rid of or modify them they can be a royal PITA.
You can do like bubba said or during the boot with LILO just hit the tab key and up will come a menu to choose which OS to boot to.