LILO

[Marcel Kunath]

I may point out you also changed your

root=current

to the partition the Linux kernel resides on(/dev/hda8). May it be that it was
the main factor coming into play?

If it was me I would switch that root and image line for the Linux call in the
lilo.conf.

mk
>
> Thank you everyone,
>
> I was able to successfully install LILO with my existing partition
> situation.  I had to change the 'config' line of the /etc/lilo.conf file
> to 'lba32'.  That seemed to fix the problem.
>
> This is great because I have both LILO installed on the MBR (/dev/hda),
> and it can boot win95 (/dev/hda1) and linux (/dev/hda8), where the linux
> root and /boot is clearly past the 1024 cylinder boundry.  Thanks!!!!
>
> Just for the record, here is my config:
>
> [root@spitzcor lilo-21.4.2]# fdisk -l /dev/hda
>
> Disk /dev/hda: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 3322 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes
>
>    Device Boot    Start       End    Blocks   Id  System
> /dev/hda1   *         1       831   6674976    b  Win95 FAT32
> /dev/hda2           832      3322  20008957+   f  Win95 Ext'd (LBA)
> /dev/hda5           832      1661   6666943+   b  Win95 FAT32
> /dev/hda6          1662      2491   6666943+   b  Win95 FAT32
> /dev/hda7          2492      2875   3084448+   b  Win95 FAT32
> /dev/hda8   *      2876      3306   3461976   83  Linux
> /dev/hda9          3307      3322    128488+  82  Linux swap
>
> [root@spitzcor spitzcor]# cat /etc/lilo.conf
> # LILO configuration created by QuickInst 21  Sat Apr 29 14:50:58 EDT 2000
>
> boot = /dev/hda
> lba32           # CHANGED FROM 'compact'
> delay = 5
> vga = normal    # force sane state
> root = /dev/hda8
> image = /boot/vmlinuz
>   label = linux
> other = /dev/hda1
>   table = /dev/hda
>   label = win95
>
>
>
> On Sat, 29 Apr 2000, Cory Spitz wrote:
>
> > 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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Marcel Kunath

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