try again with "lba32" written on your lilo.conf file and erase the line containing "linear" if any... all the best :) arnab ----- Original Message ----- From: Sourangshu Bhattacharya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 7:31 PM Subject: Re: [ilug-cal] Lilo Messup was --> thanks to siddarthada
> Dear Indrada (taking liberty though I haven't met u personally), > > Thanks for the info about rpm. > > I have 5 partitions in all : > 1 primary windows partition (3GB), > 1 extended windows partition in which i have 4 logical drives : > 1st linux ( ext2) - 4 GB. > 2nd, 3rd and 4th all windows ( roughly 4 GB each ). > > somewhere in the logical drives, i also have a swap partition about 200 > mb. > > linux fdisk correctly identifies the partitions ( even the order) and the > cylinder count imposed is also not exceeded. > > I have tried a lot, but couldn't install lilo on mbr. at the end of the > installation, it says lilo reported some errors (god knows what) and > suggests i make a bootdisk. I have tried this with RH 6.2 and 7.1 PCQ. > > Thank you in advace for the suggestions > > Sourangshu > > > On Mon, 25 Nov 2002, Indranil Das Gupta wrote: > > > Sourangshu, > > > > Yes.... MDK uses RPM format... most of the apps being shipped in RPM > > packaging, has these days the option of RHAT as well as MDK RPM > > packages. > > > > As far as lilo messing up... r u sure u r loading it properly? can you > > let us know you partitions and what u r are using right now as the boot > > loader? Only then it will be possible to suggest the correct way to > > install lilo. > > > > hth > > --indra. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Sourangshu Bhattacharya" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "ilug-kol" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 10:49 AM > > Subject: Re: [ilug-cal] thanks to siddarthada > > > > > > > Hi Joydeep ( or anybody else), > > > Does MDK support rpm based distribution ? also, what are boot loaders > > > provided. in my computer, lilo messes it all up and i have to load > > linux > > > with loadlin. > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body > > "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. > > FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3 > > > > -- > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > Sourangshu Bhattacharya > M.Tech. Computer Science, > Indian Statistical Institute, > Kolkata. > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > > > -- > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body > "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. > FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3 > -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3
