RE: Help: lilo wasn't able to install...
Miaoling,
I'm using a Dell GX110 with the latest A07 BIOS which surprisingly enough
does not have any anti-virus options. So any MBR issues are not being caused
by the BIOS. Please keep in mind that RedHat 7.1 can and does install LILO
just fine on this system. It's just Debian that has the problem.
I am already able to boot the floppy drive. That's how I was tying to
install Debian.
I'm completely confused why Debian refuses to install LILO and even make a
simple boot disk.
Thanks,
/*Raj*/
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Miaoling Chiu [mailto:chiu_miaoling@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 8:34 PM
> To: Debian-User
> Subject: Re: Help: lilo wasn't able to install...
>
>
> On 16 Aug 2001 09:33:18 -0400, Raj Wurttemberg wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have been trying to get Debian 2.2 r3 to install
> all night and have not
> > had any luck. I made it all the way to the point
> where Debian is supposed to
> > make itself bootable off of the hard drive. Every
> time it fails saying "lilo
> > wasn't able to install...". It even failed when
> trying to make the boot
> > floppy. I tried several blank formatted and
> unformatted floppies too.
>
>
> On most computers made these days, the BIOS has hard
> disk boot-virus
> protection built-in. If enabled, this will stop LILO
> dead in its
> tracts from installing on the MBR, and it might even
> prevent you from
> making boot floppies. Go into your BIOS setup and see
> if boot-virus
> protection is enabled, and if so, disable it (you can
> turn it on again
> later after your installation has succeeded).
>
> Also, if you want to boot off a floppy, be sure that
> the BIOS is set
> to allow booting from drive a:. Often there are two
> settings that
> control this: 1)set the boot sequence (floppy, CDROM,
> hard disk) and
> 2)enable boot floppy seek.
>
> Your BIOS may be a little different. If you still have
> problems, let
> us know the name of your BIOS manufacturer. Somebody
> on the list
> may have the same BIOS.
>
>
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