Here is the gist I get from reading the LILO README. Warning 0x82 is saying
that Hard Drive Primary Slave has cylinders larger than the magical 1024
limit. This does not mean that you can not use LILO. More than likely your
/etc/lilo.conf file has a line that reads LINEAR. What this does when you
run /sbin/lilo is it checks the HDD "capabilities"(?) and then writes out
the map file. LILO then uses this map file to boot the system. LILO does not
have a clue as to what your HDD looks like so this map file tells it what it
looks like and where to find the information to boot. Does LILO work at all?
What is the error that you are getting? Each letter at the boot prompt
represents a different step in the boot process. I.e. if LILO is stopping
with LI then the second stage of the boot is finished, but the map file is
wrong. That's just my two cents. Hopefully it can help you.
-----Original Message-----
From: Christian A Strømmen [Number1/NumeroUno]
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Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 7:14 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [expert] lilo help
On Monday 12 February 2001 18:24, you wrote:
> When I try to run lilo on my desktop I get the following errors:
> Which has left me with having to boot from floppy.
> Any help so I can boot from hd again appreciated
> [root ~] lilo
> Warning: BIOS drive 0x82 may not be accessible
> Warning: BIOS drive 0x82 may not be accessible
> Warning: BIOS drive 0x82 may not be accessible
> Added linux *
> Warning: BIOS drive 0x82 may not be accessible
> Added failsafe
> Warning: BIOS drive 0x82 may not be accessible
> Added 2218-8
> Warning: BIOS drive 0x82 may not be accessible
> Added 240-5
> Added Windows
> Fatal: Partition entry not found.
These "Warnings" I get too when running lilo after getting my new computer
about 5 months ago. I boot from a scsi disk, and I have to go into the
bios,
disable the ide-controllers, restart and login again, run lilo, reboot,
enter
the bios, enable the ide-controllers, and then reboot...
If I run lilo while my ide controllers are active I get the warnings you
describe and lilo doesn't work anymore..
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