On Tue, 30 Mar, 1999 à 02:08:30AM +0000, Lev Lvovsky wrote: [...] > > So now, I used lilo, and tried installing it on the IDE drive: > > silver168:~# lilo -b /dev/hda5 > Ignoring entry 'boot' > Added Linux * > It can't work : lilo relies on the bios and the bios can't access alone to /dev/hda5. Put lilo either on your MBR or on a *primary* partition. As you have logical partitions, you could put lilo in the extended partition wich is a primary partition and make it the only active partition.
> I've checked the disk, and copied over the kernel that's on the floppy > (which is good), and I still get the error. > > Anyone know how to fix this? I don't like to boot off of a floppy... > How are we supposed to be able to help you without the necessary details ? At least your lilo.conf and having your partition tables too would be fine. -- ( >- Laurent PICOULEAU -< ) /~\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] /~\ | \) Linux : mettez un pingouin dans votre ordinateur ! (/ | \_|_ Seuls ceux qui ne l'utilisent pas en disent du mal. _|_/
