[NTLUG:Discuss] LILO help

[Clint Tredway]

My Linux partition is not within the first 1024 cylinders. I did tell the
install to put LILO on the MBR. I don't get any kind of prompt when the
machine boots.

Thanks for the responses.

Clint
----- Original Message -----
From: Randal Brown <tu20159tu at netzero.net>
To: <discuss at ntlug.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2000 1:19 AM
Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] LILO help


> My install went the same way.  Have you checked the OpenLinux 2.3 Errata?
> Your Linux partition must be located within the first 1024 cylinders on
the
> hd.  Mine is out of the 1024 cylinders and I boot with the floppy to start
> Linux.  Not real convenient but it does work.
>
> Randal Brown
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Clint Tredway <clint at dfwwebsolutions.com>
> To: <discuss at ntlug.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 8:57 AM
> Subject: [NTLUG:Discuss] LILO help
>
>
> > After I installed Open Linux 2.3 on a dual boot system with Win98, I
have
> to
> > use a floppy to boot into Linux. Can someone help a beginner figure out
> how
> > to get LILO working? When I boot off the floppy I type in boot
> > root=/dev/hda3....
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Clint
> >
> >
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