Re: trouble with LILO
I had similar problem (actually also on 486 33 MHz.) I've solved it by
overwriting master boot record. I.e. put in /etc/lilo.conf
boot=/dev/hda instead of boot=/dev/hda1
and run lilo again. That should fix it.
Sergey.
On Fri, 16 Apr 1999, Brian Morgan wrote:
> I just got done installing Debian 2.1 on a 486 33mhz machine. When
> rebooting after the install, it hangs on LILO, with the "LI" appearing on
> the screen. doesn't ever go anywhere after that.
>
> Booting from the boot floppy appears to work fine. Is there any way to
> correct this? I've installed the 2.0 version on identical machines (Digital
> DECpc LPv+ 433 sx) with no problems like this.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
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