Debian3.0, Win2000 and LILO problem
I have Pentium IV, HD 40 GB.
First Windows2000 professional was installed on first 30 GB of the HD
(on hda1).
Then on hda3 (10GB ) I installed Debian3.0 (current stable)
using compact floppies and then via ftp.
I chose (in the end of the installation process) to use
menu version of LILO and to install it (LILO's boot block) in /dev/hda3.
Linux was loaded default and Win2000 as other. I changed it manually
editing lilo.conf so Win200 was loaded default and Linux as other.
It worked fine. I compiled the kernel-2.4.18 ( from resources )
and run lilo and still it worked fine (I mean Win2000 and Linux
was loaded properly).
After one day when I switch on the computer I saw the following:
Verifying DMI Pool Data....
Boot from CD:
MBR 3FA:
and computer hanged.
(in BIOS the sequence boot is: floppy, CD, HH0).
I tried to use the boot floppy to load linux but it did not
work, instead sequence of zeros appeared: 000000000....000...so on.
The rescue floppy did not work either (the same behavior as in case
of boot floppy, boot: 00000...so on). But when I used Backspace to delete
the appeared zeros they did not appeared again and
boot: rescue root=/dev/hda3 worked and the linux kernel was loaded.
When I tried to run lilo I got the following message:
--
Warning: Int 0x13 function 8 and function 0x48 return different
head/sector geometries for BIOS drive 0x80
Added Linux
Added Win2000(hda1) *
--
But it changed nothing. So I run: 'lilo -u' to uninstall LILO
and change in lilo.conf the line
boot=/dev/hda3 to be boot=/dev/hda.
I run lilo (got the message as above: Warning: Int 0x13 function 8 and
...)
but now something changed: The coloured LILO menu appeared,
after the line (on the screen) boot:
sequence of zeros appeared: 000000000....000...so on
but when I used Backspace to delete the appeared zeros they did not
appeared again and I could choose which OS to load and they
both seem to load properly.
Question: Could someone please to help to configure LILO properly
and get rid off the ''problem of zeros'' and to make happy LILO
not to complain: Warning: Int 0x13 function 8 and ...?
TIA
Jan
P.S. My lilo.conf without most comments.
# /etc/lilo.conf - See: `lilo(8)' and `lilo.conf(5)',
# --------------- `install-mbr(8)', `/usr/share/doc/lilo/',
# and `/usr/share/doc/mbr/'.
# +---------------------------------------------------------------+
# | !! Reminder !! |
# | |
# | Don't forget to run `lilo' after you make changes to this |
# | conffile, `/boot/bootmess.txt', or install a new kernel. The |
# | computer will most likely fail to boot if a kernel-image |
# | post-install script or you don't remember to run `lilo'. |
# | |
# +---------------------------------------------------------------+
# Support LBA for large hard disks.
lba32
# Overrides the default mapping between harddisk names and the BIOS'
# harddisk order. Use with caution.
#disk=/dev/hde
# bios=0x81
#disk=/dev/sda
# bios=0x80
# Specifies the boot device. This is where Lilo installs its boot
# block. It can be either a partition, or the raw device, in which
# case it installs in the MBR, and will overwrite the current MBR.
#
boot=/dev/hda
# Specifies the device that should be mounted as root. (`/')
#
# root=/dev/hda3
install=/boot/boot-menu.b
# Specifies the location of the map file
#
# map=/boot/map
# delay=20
prompt
# timeout=150
# prompt
# single-key
# delay=100
# timeout=100
# Specifies the VGA text mode at boot time. (normal, extended, ask,
<mode>)
#
# vga=ask
# vga=9
#
vga=normal
# append=""
# Boot up Linux by default.
#
default=Win2000(hda1)
image=/vmlinuz
label=Linux
root=/dev/hda3
read-only
# restricted
# alias=1
# image=/vmlinuz.old
# label=LinuxOLD
# read-only
# optional
# restricted
# alias=2
# If you have another OS on this machine to boot, you can uncomment the
# following lines, changing the device name on the `other' line to
# where your other OS' partition is.
#
# other=/dev/hda4
# label=HURD
# restricted
# alias=3
other=/dev/hda1
label="Win2000(hda1)"
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