I also have an A7V with and AMD 850 inside . . .
I have two HDs (30 gig ATA100 on the Promise ATA controller) and a 20
gig on the onboard controller. I boot from the Promise controller and
Linus runs off the Promise alongside Win98 and Win2K.
I had the same problem after an install that when the system reboots, I
get only "LI"
The trick after the install is to boot to the rescue disk (boot medium
like CDROM or floppy and type F1 at the Linux: prompt - then type
"rescue" and hit return.)
When it boots and you get to the bash prompt, type "chroot /mnt" and
then edit your /etc/lilo.conf file (using your favorite editor) and add
the following lines after the keytable entry:
disk=/dev/hde
bios=0x80
if you have another drive under the onboard controller like me add also:
disk=/dev/hda
bios=0x81
Now type: /sbin/lilo -v
and reboot.
After I did this, the system boots normally and finds LiLo just fine.
Hope this helps!
Robert
On Sun, 2001-09-09 at 09:14, Jason Dyer wrote:
> Well, it's tough to say from that description. Is the last the thing you see "LI"
>before it hangs? I've had that problem several times, and it can be fixed by using
>the "rescue" function of the boot disk (CD). If so, let me know and I'll try to give
>you some pointers for fixing your lilo configuration. Otherwise, keep looking... :)
>
> -J
>
> =====================================================
> "Clearly, government of the corporation, by the corporation
> and for the corporation shall not perish from this earth."
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Edgar Kaldahl
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2001 2:06 AM
> Subject: [Cooker] Mandrake 8.1 Beta 3
>
>
> Okay I'm probably not supposed to write to you guys here being new and all but
>what the hell :)
>
> Here it goes: I downloaded the iso's today and went to install. Nothing, didn't
>work. It would get to the point were it's just about to start querying the IDE
>channels and hang. I have an Asus A7V with an 850mhz AMD ( KT133 VIA Chipset) .
>Anyhow I couldn't figure it out for a bit then I went into the BIOS and turned the
>primary IDE to AUTO from None. Finally I could get past that point and ran the
>install. Everything went fine, I setup the printer, X, Everything. I was on my way
>to the new Mandrake. Install was done an my computer rebooted. Now it just hangs at
>the Blue Welcome screen. So I thought I would send a message to you all and see if
>you have any ideas what could be causing this problem and if there's is any work
>around.
>
> Edgar K.
