RE: HELP: lilo wasn't able to install...
DOH! Smack me now... I think I burned the ISOs of the m68k CDs instead of
the i386!! Auuugghh!
/*Raj*/
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Raj Wurttemberg [mailto:raj@starbase-01.com]
> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 5:52 PM
> To: ajlewis2@intac.com; debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: HELP: lilo wasn't able to install...
>
>
> Well, I am able to mount the partition with
>
> mount -t ext2 /dev/sda1 [directory]
>
> There were files on the drive, three tarballs, and fdisk was
> able to access
> the drive and list the partitions. Now what?
>
> Thanks,
> /*Raj*/
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ajlewis2@sidekick [mailto:ajlewis2@sidekick]On Behalf Of Anita
> > Lewis
> > Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 7:09 AM
> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> > Subject: Re: Help: lilo wasn't able to install...
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Aug 17, 2001 at 06:23:43AM -0400, Raj Wurttemberg wrote:
> > > Anita,
> > >
> > > I tried the "root=/dev/sda1" process already. It too
> > failed. I even tried
> > > making a small 10MB /boot partition, but Debian still
> > refuses to install
> > > LILO.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > /*Raj*/
> >
> > So you are saying that you can use that install floppy to
> > install and it
> > will boot, but when you try to access your root partition, it fails?
> >
> > Try booting from the install floppy or cd with 'linux rescue'
> > and then try
> > to do: mount -t ext2 /dev/sda1
> > Also try 'fdisk /dev/sda' in rescue mode.
> >
> > Can you mount the partition? If not, then try doing the
> > install and while
> > it is progressing, do 'Ctrl Alt F1' and F2 and so on and see
> > if there is any
> > information there. Key info would be if it actually mounts
> > the hard drive
> > and puts anything on it.
> >
> > Anita
> >
> >
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