Re: Bios Problem
Michael E. Touloumtzis wrote:
>
> On Tue, Mar 09, 1999 at 06:39:54PM +0100, Simone Rapizzi wrote:
> >
> > I've just installed Linux, but I can't use LILO:
> >
> > When I reboot I see:
> > " L 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01" and so on.
> >
> Unlikely a BIOS problem. Have you installed LILO in the MBR? Try
> re-installing LILO with the addition of the "linear" directive.
>
Yes, and this will probably be the answer. I'd sure try it first.
I think the BIOS *might* come into play here, though, because if the 3rd
disk is not set up in some BIOS'es, the BIOS might not be able to boot
from it. It's something that doesn't come into play when booting off
floppy, because Linux does not care what's in the BIOS settings when it
only needs to mount the disk.
The other thing would be making sure the jumper settings are proper, in
the case of IDE drives. (Is the 3rd drive a master, single, or slave on
its controller?) Again, this would probably not come into play on a
floppy boot.
At least one of these two things has bitten me before.
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