Re: Debian Parititioning Trouble
On Sun, Sep 02, 2001 at 09:58:08PM -0400, JakeCatfox@aol.com wrote:
> I'm trying to set up a machine I just built to run Debian. It installs fine,
> but LILO says it cannot install itself on the hard disk due to an error, (I
> forgot what it says precisely, but it says this is a common problem with
> disks over 500mb.) It suggests making a /boot partition at the start of the
> disk, but I do not understand how to do that. I tried installing it in the
> root partition's boot sector and writing an MBR, but the system can't find
> the OS when I boot with it that way.
>
> Does anyone know what I should do?
Knowing the "error" would help. I'm going to guess if you run -
# lilo -L
it will install.
hth,
kent
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