download and install the latest LILO. it allows bootable partions beyond 1024
cylinders. alternatively make a small /boot partition below 2 gb
Cheerio
Robin
Vipan wrote:
> Hello everyone,
> am using linux for last 1 yr and recently i purchase new hard disk of 17 GB
> capacity.
>
> now my problems starts. first of all, when i try to install linux 6.0 ( and
> 6.1 both separately), it refuse to make partition beyond 2 gb and then i
> find a alternative and make bigger linux partition with partition magic 4.0
> version from windows. now up to installation every thing was o.k..
>
> after installation system refuse to load lilo, linux boot loader with error
> that no. of cylinders of hard disk is 4096 and it should be max, upto 1024
> for lilo installation.
>
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