RE: Help: lilo wasn't able to install...
OK I will try that this afternoon.
Thanks,
/*Raj*/
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Heldebrant [mailto:hmike@portalofevil.com]
> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 1:08 AM
> To: Raj Wurttemberg
> Cc: 'Miaoling Chiu'; debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: RE: Help: lilo wasn't able to install...
>
>
> On 16 Aug 2001 21:45:22 -0400, Raj Wurttemberg wrote:
> > 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.
> >
>
> Could you try a set of older potato bootdiscs and install disks if
> possible? That may help track down the problem to a package version
> instead of the whole distribution. All it takes is 5 floppys with the
> older sets if I recall correctly.
>
> --mike
>
>
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