On Tue, May 26, 1998 at 02:56:13PM -0400, Norbert Veber wrote: > On Tue, May 26, 1998 at 08:27:09PM +0200, Tomas Petersson wrote: > > Hello, I have just installed Debian Linux, everything > > went fine except I can't boot from the harddrive. > > If I boot from the 'Custom Boot Floppy' it works, > > but when I boot the harddrive I get the following > > prompt: '2FA:', and nothing happens. > > I had the same problem, the error is in /etc/lilo.conf, the problem is that > the installation program puts (for my system): > boot=/dev/hda5 > root=/dev/hda5 > > change this to: > boot=/dev/hda > root=/dev/hda5 That is the wrong solution to the problem. Something is probably wrong with lilo.conf, or the wrong partition is marked active, but changing lilo.conf isn't the best solution. Hamish -- Hamish Moffatt, hamish@debian.org, hamish@rising.com.au, hmoffatt@mail.com Latest Debian packages at ftp://ftp.rising.com.au/pub/hamish. PGP#EFA6B9D5 CCs of replies from mailing lists are welcome. http://hamish.home.ml.org
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