HD Install :: DSL with existing boot manager?



That's odd, I could have sworn there was a .img file in there....
I guess copying the image did work then, though I will check it out more later. Though, it could be that I got it wrong, and the whole .img thing is causing the problems with menu items/root permissions/etc.
So did my advice actually help? If it did, that's pretty much a first time. Does this stop me being a linux n00b I wonder?

Wrayal
Your original Mandrake lilo.conf specifies the wrong kernel ( the Mandrake kernel, not the DSL one) .  Depending on what you've done since, it is possible you are booting from the wrong kernel.

Try:

uname -r

the output of this should be  that the DSL kernel is 2.4.20-xfs or something like that ( I'm in Debian at the moment so I can't check...)

When I set up my triple boot (XP, Debian, Mandrake), I found initially that the defaults copied from the Mandrake lilo.conf worked- but in fact they were wrong, and uname -r showed the wrong kernel....Also scsi settings for cd-rom and cd-rw were wrong and had to be appended in lilo.conf.  A certain amount of research was necessary to correct everything, but unfortunately I can't remember the exact details.... good luck!
Have just put 0.5.? on my hard disk. (ACER 512T) Would like not to touch MBR. Is it possible to use floppy boot into hard disk. Used Mandrake 9.0 install to resize. Used 2g from 10g for Mandrake, 300m for DSL, 7g for win98. DSL does more from 50m than a 2g mandrake. Note before resize, remove hibernate file, and create again after resize. My system says 1024x768 but this puts most of the enhance stuff off screen. 800x600 is ok. Mnadrake can make floppy boot, wondered if I reinstall mdk after setting up.
Next would like sound recording and editing.:)
:) backed up mbr and ran mkliloboot. went OK so have dual boot system. Mandrake is only accesable from boot floppy. don't know if i'll use it. Notice playing cd's and music files that microphone is live. haven't found a config yet. acer uses essolo? driver. windows and dsl both boot fine. dsl comes up in enhance now. updatedb persists.:)

original here.