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Re: System won't boot, "lilo.conf" problem



On Fri, Jan 08, 1999 at 12:34:10PM +0800, willyw@Cadence.COM wrote:
> Hi
> I have the same situation to Tam. Whenever I boot my PC, It only 
> show " LI" and freeze. The different thing is I have only one disk ( 
> 2GB) and all dedicated to linux. No other operating system inside.
> The /etc/lilo.conf content is 
> boot=/dev/hda1
> root=/dev/hda1
> install=/boot/boot.b
> map=/boot/map
> vga=normal
> image=/vmlinuz
> label=Linux
> > [22:02:27 shaul]$ cat /etc/lilo.conf
> > # /etc/lilo.conf
> > 
> > boot=/dev/hda
> > compact
> > install=/boot/boot.b
> > map=/boot/map
> > vga=normal
> > prompt
> > timeout=50
> > other=/dev/hda1
> >         label=MS
> >         table=/dev/hda
> > image=/vmlinuz
> >         label=Linux
> >         root=/dev/hdb1
> >         read-only
> > image=/vmlinuz
> >         label=single
> >         append=single
> >         root=/dev/hdb1
> >         read-only
> > 
> > [22:02:59 shaul]$ 
> > 
> > 
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > 	I really need some (PLEASE). After I successfully installed the base 
> > > system, I configured the /etc/lilo.conf file and when I reboot, my sytem 
> > > displays this :     
> > >                  LI....   
> > > and then freezes. Hopefully someone can help me. 
> > > 
> > > Now I will give you a description of what I am trying to do so you can 
> > > understand my problem better.
> > > 
> > > 	I have two hard drives and I'll call them "/dev/hda" and "/dev/hdc". 
> > > /dev/hda is a "master" on the first IDE chain and /dev/hdc is also a "master" 
> > > but on the second IDE chain. I have DOS/win95 on /dev/hda and just 
> > > installed the base of Linux on /dev/hdc (dedicate only to Linux). 
> > > ***When I make the /root partition on /dev/hdc, I make it bootable***
> > > 	
> > > This is what I want to do:
> > > 	I want to have a choice to of DOS/win95 or Linux when I boot my system
> > > 
> > > This is what I did, I not sure if it is right or not:
> > > 	-run liloconfig
> > >         -said "YES" to the first question to install a partition boot 
> > > 		record on /dev/hdc. 
> > >         -said "NO" to making a master boot record on my second drive /dev/hdc
> > >  		cuz to want to boot from /dev/hda and I assume that it is 
> > >  		right not making a mbr on /dev/hdc.
> > >   	-said "NO" to the third question, not making my /dev/hdc active.
> > > 
> > >         Now I go in "/etc/lilo.conf" and fix it by hand and this is what 
> > > it looks like: (I delete the original data that lilo provided such as 
> > > compact, install=/boot/boot.b, ....etc)
> > > 	
> > >       	boot=/dev/hda
> > > 	delay=40
> > >       
> > >         other=/dev/hda1
> > >           label=windows
> > >           table=/dev/hda
> > >      	
> > >        	image=/vmlinuz
are you sure this exists? ^^^^^
> > >           root=/dev/hdc2   #hdc2 is my root partition
> > >           label-Linux
		     ^
should be:	label=Linux
> > >           read-only


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