Sorry, but this answer is just wrong.
The scsi support is loaded as a module right after boot time. I have
installed several versions of Mandrake on sytems with only scsi
disks. They work just fine without rebuilding the kernel.
The 'LI' prompt can occur for many reasons.
If you can't boot, I would try to reinstall. If the problem
persists, just skip the lilo part of the installation and make a
bootable floppy to boot from.
Then, you can worry about configuring and setting up lilo
later. You'll have the read the docs about that.
-sen
John Aldrich writes:
>
>
> *****READ THIS CAREFULLY*****
>
> THE STOCK KERNEL DOES NOT HAVE SCSI SUPPORT BUILT-IN!!!
> You HAVE to build SCSI support INTO the kernel, otherwise
> you can't boot off of SCSI. You have two choices...have a
> small IDE drive that you boot off of, and don't build-in
> SCSI support OR recompile your kernel and include support
> for your SCSI controller.
> John
>
>
> On Wed, 01 Mar 2000, you wrote:
> > When I built my box b4 using SCSI I had
> > / 400M sda1
> > /swap 128M sda2
> > /use 2gb sda3
> > /var 2gb sda4
> > /packages 2gb sda5
> > /home 3gb sdb1
> > /usr/local 3gb sdb2
> >
> > have free space on both sda and sdb with a spare disk (want to use for
> > mirroring) sdc.
> > and still got the "LI" error.
> >
> > what is wrong with the above? it is well withing the limits you have
> > set.
> >
> > do I need to make swap sda1? (to me that makes no diff) it appears to be
> > something with lilo correct? the same layout on ide drives works like a
> > charm.
> >
> > "Brian T. Schellenberger" wrote:
> > >
> > > On Tue, 29 Feb 2000, you wrote:
> > > | Ron,
> > > |
> > > | Just install as follows. (you can vary it after the swap
> > > | and / partitions.)
> > > |
> > > | sda1 - swap, 110M.
> > > | sda2 - / (root) 400M
> > > | sda3 - /usr 3000M
> > > | sda4 - extended partion for remainder of hd
> > > | sda5 - /home (whatever amount)
> > > | sda6 - /opt (same as above)
> > > | -- etc, you might want a seperate /var, etc.
> > >
> > > .. . . and if you have separate /var and /tmp partitions, then 64M is
> > > more than generous as a size for /.
> > >
> > > .. . . and it's a Really Good Idea to put /usr and /usr/local on
> > > seperate partiions; that way, when you upgrade you can let it blap all
> > > over /usr with impunity without trashing /usr/local.
> > >
> > > |
> > > | Basically, it depends on what your going to
> > > | do with the system. (workstation, server, etc.)
> > > |
> > > | The key is the first 2 partitions, notice how
> > > | they reside within the hd limit. ;)
> > > |
> > > | Regards,
> > > |
> > > | Dana
> > > |
> > > | "Ronald J. Yacketta" wrote:
> > > | >
> > > | > Hello All!!
> > > | >
> > > | > I have don tons and tons and tons of linux installs (from Slackware to
> > > | > RH and now LM) on local IDE drives (hda/hdb etc..)
> > > | > I am currently seeking info on how to get LM installed on a 9gb SCSI
> > > | > drive.
> > > | > I am able to boot the cdrom, load my scsi drive, see my scsi disks
> > > | > install the os
> > > | > to the scsi disk, install lilo.
> > > | > when I reboot I get the infamous "LI" and wham it hangs, nothing more
> > > | > and nothing less. What am I missing here? could this be the 1024
> > > | > cylinder problem? if so, resolutions? ( I know, go ahead and flame me
> > > | > with read the HOW-TO's etc..)
> > > --
> > > I am "Brian, the man from babble-on" (Brian T. Schellenberger).
> > > I can be reached at [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
> > > I support http://www.eff.org & http://www.programming-freedom.org .
> > > I boycott amazon.com. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/amazon.html .
