LILO

[Kevin Craft]

 I'm not sure if this would be of any help or not......but it might be worth a try.

http://www.freshmeat.net/news/2000/04/26/956756732.html

  -K

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Sean wrote:

> 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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