Re: trouble with the boot-block..
On Thu, 26 Feb 1998, Gary Kline wrote:
> According to Jean Pierre LeJacq:
> > On Wed, 25 Feb 1998, Gary Kline wrote:
> >
> > > However, after installing Debian on my first and third SCSI
> > > drives and *not* using LILO as the boot manager, I found that
> > > I __always__ boot into Debian, into a RAM file system.
> > >
> > > After re-installing both OS's from scratch several times I've
> > > come to the conclusion that something is causing the master boot
> > > track to always throw me into the re-install RAM-fs of Linux.
> > >
> > Are you booting from the rescue floppy disk. If yes, then indeed you
> > will be using the RAM-fs. You can either use the boot floppy disk or
> > LILO installed on the hard disk.
> >
> Both the hard drive and the rescue floppy throw me
> into the RAM-fs. (In fact, trying to re-install FreeBSD
> from its floppy disk is impossible.)
Does the same thing happen when booting from your boot floppy? Did
you install LILO on the harddisk? If so, send me the /etc/lilo.conf.
--
Jean Pierre
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