load Fedora 2 with my SLACK LILO

[mehargags]

Hi there,

I have my laptop Arrangeed this Way:
hda1 --> windows 2000
hda2 -->DATA
hda3 --> WinXP

hda5 --> Slackware 9.1
hda6 -->Swap


I just wanted to try the Fedora core 2 since its a new release & exhibits the new 2.6 kernel
I installed Fedora Core 2 as under :

hda7 --> Fedora C2
hda8 -->FC Swap

all fine till this moment

I use the NT LOADER to Boot linux so for my slack i have the LILO installed on the ROOT of Linux Partition.

while installing the FEDORA CORE 2 i noticed iit uses GRUBas the Boot Loader & at the Grub installation point it DOES NOT give me an option at all to set it on my Root partition. so i just checked not to use any boot Loader & installed my FC2.

now i think i can Load my FC2 with the LILO from my Slack as well isnt it ??
i tried making an Entry in the Linux.conf

----------------------
append="hdc=ide-scsi"
boot = /dev/hda5
message = /boot/boot_message.txt
prompt
timeout = 1200
# Override dangerous defaults that rewrite the partition table:
change-rules
reset
# Normal VGA console
vga = normal

other = /dev/hda1
label = DOS
table = /dev/hda
# DOS bootable partition config ends
# Linux bootable partition config begins

image = /boot/vmlinuz-acpi-2.4.22
root = /dev/hda5
label = Linux
read-only

image = /boot/vmlinuz
root = /dev/hda7
label = Fedora
read-only
----------------------

after Running Lilo once it does say me Added FEDORA but when i reboot i dont see any Entry for it at the LILO prompt.
I am a bit noob at playing with Linux. but i'd Appreciate Proper Guidence for how to Load my FC2.

I tried loading the FC with my slack Boootable & it does boot also but hangs after some time

Thx

[Void Main]

You should have told Fedora's GRUB to install on your Fedora partition boot record (/dev/hda7) so any of your other boot loaders (LILO, etc) could have boot strapped that partition. You could surely boot FC into rescue mode from your CD and as a worst case scenerio you could make a boot disk with the "mkbootdisk" command which will at least allow you to boot Fedora all the way. Then you can fix GRUB (or you can fix your grub configuration from the rescue mode). That basically involves setting up your grub.conf/menu.lst properly and running "grub-install /dev/hda7". I know that probably isn't detailed enough for you and if you can't get it I will try and give more details when I get home this evening.

[ZiaTioN]

Is there an easy way to upgrade from Fedora Core 1 to Core 2 using apt-get while keeping my same partioning and system files, etc..?

[Void Main]

Is Core 2 out? If so, I am sure you can do it like I have upgraded from 8->9->FC1 and that is using "apt". I have a couple of threads on this in these forums. And of course you can always do an "Upgrade" using the CDs.

[mehargags]

yeah FC 2 is out with 2.6 Kernel.
Well for my prob i reinstalled my FC2 & this time i checked the option of Advanced config of boot Loader which i had missed away from my eye earlier & installed the Grub loader to my /root. So now i can Load FC2 with my NT Bootloader.

The Look & feel is nice & fast too. but still --- i think RH or FC will always be a trial thing for Slackers
just wot i feel

[Void Main]

Heh heh. I was a Slack user before I was a Red Hat user, mainly because there was no Red Hat when I started using Slack (Slack didn't exist either when I started using Linux). I flip-flopped between Slack and Red Hat each time a new release would come out, then I stuck with Red Hat from about v3.x on up to FC1. As far as FC2 being out, where can I find it? I don't see any mention of it on the Fedora main site (fedora.redhat.com). The FC2 test2 came out a while back but I'm not messing with any of the test versions. Could it be that you are referring to the test version? According to their web site it's not scheduled to be released until May.

[mehargags]

well just a lil Correction Boss!!
I got the FC2 TEST1 only ... al i had been Talking abt is tyhe Test only.. but i read that this will be more or less same Final version cos its Prospected to be Released like this in mid/late April i guess.

since i mentioned -- i just wanted to try FC -- so it doesnt matter to me if the Final release is not much of a bog Difference to this test release i have..

[Void Main]

http://fedora.redhat.com/participate/schedule/

Just as a note, Test 1 came out Feb 12, Test 2 just came out March 29th, Test 3 is supposed to be coming out in about a week, FC2 is due to be released in a little over a month (May 10th).

[Griffin518]

http://fedora.redhat.com/participate/schedule/

Just as a note, Test 1 came out Feb 12, Test 2 just came out March 29th, Test 3 is supposed to be coming out in about a week, FC2 is due to be released in a little over a month (May 10th).

As another FYI, a lot of people are reporting issues booting off of FC2 TR2 disk 1 (myself included). The work around for this has been to boot off of FC2 TR1 disk 1 (if you've got it). Here's the bugzilla link: http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=119386

This should be fixed by TR3, and obviously by the final release. Just thought I'd give a heads up to anyone else who likes to beta test.

-Griffin-