Re: dist-upgrade problem
On Sat, 18 Mar 2006 20:40:01 +0100
goofy <goofy@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> During the boot process the BIOS begins by scanning the available
> disks/drives, etc. Since the machine is setup to boot from a floppy first
> and then a drive, I receive the following (there's no boot floppy in the
> drive):
>
> Searching for Boot Record from Floppy...Not Found
> Searching for Boot Record from IDE-0..OK
>
> LI
>
>
> That's all. Before the dist-upgrade, the "LI" string above used to print
> out "LINUX Kernel loading..." and then would begin booting the kernel.
> Now it doesn't do that. That's why I'm thinking something must be corrupt
> with the MBR because it is finding the disk.
IIRC the 'LI' is from LILO and you will find in lilo's docs what it means if it stops like that.
HTH
Andrei
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