Hi,

Is there a way to edit the lilo boot prompt from within windows? Normally
it defaults to booting linux, but when I want to play games, I issue a
lilo -r windows command in a script so that it will default to windows on
the next reboot. Then it will default back to linux afterwards.

Is it possible to do that from windows? That way I can reboot in windows,
issue the command/procedure, grab a soda, and come back to windows.

TIA, Allan

On Fri, 01 Apr 2005 01:48:22 -0800, Allan wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Is there a way to edit the lilo boot prompt from within windows? Normally
> it defaults to booting linux, but when I want to play games, I issue a
> lilo -r windows command in a script so that it will default to windows on
> the next reboot. Then it will default back to linux afterwards.
>
> Is it possible to do that from windows? That way I can reboot in windows,
> issue the command/procedure, grab a soda, and come back to windows.
>
> TIA, Allan

Sorry maybe should have posted in a more general linux ng.

Simple answer; no.

On Fri, 01 Apr 2005 03:05:13 -0800, reclusive monkey wrote:

> Simple answer; no.

Grub will read its configuration file during the boot process; you don't
have to install it like you do with lilo. So if you use grub, all you
should need is a way of editing the file from within windows. There are
drivers that will allow you to access an ext2 file system from Windows:
google for explore2fs or ext2ifs.

I suggest you keep the grub file in a small boot partition, just in case
the windows stuff messes things up.

John

john wrote:
> On Fri, 01 Apr 2005 03:05:13 -0800, reclusive monkey wrote:
>
> Grub will read its configuration file during the boot process; you don't
> have to install it like you do with lilo. So if you use grub, all you
> should need is a way of editing the file from within windows. There are
> drivers that will allow you to access an ext2 file system from Windows:
> google for explore2fs or ext2ifs.
>
> I suggest you keep the grub file in a small boot partition, just in case
> the windows stuff messes things up.

John, he was asking for LILO, not GRUB. The difference between LILO and
GRUB is not that great, as with GRUB you have to edit the config
(/etc/lilo.conf) file. Only diffenence is you have to run the command
"lilo" after changing the config-file. But then, this is the normal
Linux (Unix) way!!