[NTLUG:Discuss] HDD parameters recognition

[Chris Cox]

I think all you're missing is the boot configuration name in front
of the parameters you're wanting to change for the boot image.

so...

boot: linux hda=16384,16,63

(assuming the boot config is named "linux" which seems to be the
default for many distribs)  If it is a LILO prompt, hitting TAB
should get you the name at the prompt (just fyi).

Hope this helps,
Chris

Fraizy wrote:
> 
> Hello.
> 
> When I reboot computer from CD with any distribution I have (Slackware 7.1,
> Debian 2.1),
> parameters of my HDD (cyls,heds,sects) are recognized wrongly.
> 
> For this case manuals advice to use command line parameter like this
> 
> boot:  hdX:cyl,head,sect
> 
> But see what I get on all my tries:
> 
> boot:  "hda=16384,16,63"
> Could not find kernel image: "hda=163.84,
> boot:  hda=16384,16,63
> Could not find kernel image: hda=1638.4,1
> boot:  hd=16384,16,63
> Could not find kernel image: hd=16384.,16
> boot:  hda:16384,16,63
> Could not find kernel image: hda:1638.4,1
> 
> Have you clue how it expects to get the disk parameters?
> 
> Thank you
> 
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