Re: lilo
Subject: lilo
Date: Fri, Mar 12, 1999 at 06:51:33PM +1100
In reply to:Shao Zhang
Quoting Shao Zhang(shao@cia.com.au):
> Hi,
> I have got a 4.3GB harddisk, and due to that, lilo cannot see my
> kernel which is stored outside 1024 cylinders.
> The following is my configuration file, but I still cannot get it
> working. AmI missing anything below? Thx.
> install=/boot/boot.b
> map=/boot/map
> vga=normal
> disk=/dev/hda
> bios = 0x80
> sectors = 63
> heads = 16
> cylinders = 8400
> root=/dev/hda1
> boot=/dev/hda1
> image=/vmlinuz
> append="hd=8400,16,63"
> label=Linux
> read-only
>
> I also tried the linear option. But it does not work
>
> Thx.
# Start LILO global section
boot = /dev/hda # Device containing boot sector
compact # faster, but won't work on all systems.
prompt # Force boot prompt
map = /boot/map # Default = /boot/map
Default = Slink2.2.3 # Default = /boot/boot.<number>
Timeout = 250 # Wait <val>/10 sec. after prompt then
boot default # End LILO global section
# Start LILO global section
boot = /dev/hda # Device containing boot sector
compact # faster, but won't work on all systems.
prompt # Force boot prompt
map = /boot/map # Default = /boot/map
Default = Slink2.2.3 # Default = /boot/boot.<number>
Timeout = 250 # Wait <val>/10 sec. after prompt then
boot default
# End LILO global section
Image = /boot/Slink-2.2.3
label = Slink2.2.3
Root = /dev/hdb2
VGA = 0xb
append = "lp=parport0 parport=0x378,none"
I think your boot = has to be changed, but I am not a lilo expert!
HTH
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