LILO

[Sean]

Personally, I think your running into the >1024 cylinder boot
partition problem. I believe this is covered in the LILO How-To, but i
believe you are going to have to move your /boot partition onto a cylinder
<1024 with in your case would require moving some files around. 

The <1024 boot problem is a BIOS limitation. 



On Sat, 29 Apr 2000, Marcel Kunath wrote:

> Oh boy. I was wondering how good this new prog works.
> 
> I don't use Windows anymore so I am not sure. I read the QuickInst file and
> there at some point it says: Use this LILO only on a fresh install and not as
> update. But still it shouldn't choke.
> 
> I just saw one thing in you lilo.conf I never use(d).
> 
> root=current
> 
> I always define what partition the kernel is in.
> 
> Here the lilo of a dual boot machine in Sydney.
> 
> boot=/dev/hda
> #compact       # faster, but won't work on all systems.
> vga = normal    # force sane state
> read-only
> prompt
> timeout=250
> # End LILO global Section
> #
> image = /vmlinuz
>   root = /dev/hdb1
>   label = linux
> 
> #
> image = /boot/vmlinuz
>   root = /dev/hdb1
>   label = linux.old
> 
> #
> other = /dev/hda1
>   label = win
>   table = /dev/hda
> 
> The thing has two harddrives.
> 
> mk
> 
>  > Thanks.  Sorry I left
> off the /etc/lilo.conf
> file.  Here you go: > > [root@spitzcor spitzcor]# cat /etc/lilo.conf
> > # LILO configuration created by QuickInst 21  Sat Apr 29 14:50:58 EDT
> > 2000
> >
> > boot = /dev/hda
> > compact
> > delay = 5    # optional, for systems that boot very quickly
> > vga = normal    # force sane state
> > root = current    # use "current" root
> > image = /boot/vmlinuz
> >   label = linux
> > other = /dev/hda1
> >   table = /dev/hda
> >   label = win95
> >
> > And I've already run /sbin/lilo manually, same problem.
> >
> > Thanks a lot,
> > -Cory
> >
> > Alan Garrison wrote:
> > >
> > > Cory Spitz wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hello all,
> > > >
> > > > I'm a linux newbie and just got myself setup with Linux-Mandrake 7.0.  I
> > > > can only boot the system from a floppy becuause I can't seem to get LILO
> > > > installed properly.
> > >
> > > Just a few thoughts, not presented in any particular order:
> > > 1.  You might want to post the contents of your /etc/lilo.conf file.
> > > 2.  Try running the /sbin/lilo command manually after checking
> > > the above config file.
> > > 3.  Even if you can't get LILO working, you may be able to still
> > > boot Linux via LOADLIN.
> > > 4.  Check out the hdparam command (see man page) for more hard drive
> > > info.
> >
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> 
> 
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> Marcel Kunath
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