On Tue, Feb 19, 2002 at 11:54:25PM -0800, Prasad Bijur wrote: > > I installed the PCQLinux 7.1 in a PII 400 Mhz, 64 MB RAM, > with single hard disk. I have no other OS installed. The > installation went on fine but linux doesn't boot. It shows > the LILO prompt, and linux starts loading. At this point > the system just hangs and does nothing. It stops at: > > LILO: linux > Loading Linux............... > > Even the hard disk is not being read. The partition is as > follows: > > Swap: 256 MB(this is because I am planning to upgrade > the RAM to 128 sometime soon) > Boot: 16 MB > Root: Rest of the disk. > ---end quoted text---
This appears to be a case of some fault in installation. Are you in a position to boot from the boot disk created during the installation process ? It is obvious that the MBR code has taken the boot to the point where the kernel should take over, and it is failing. The following come to my mind: a) /etc/lilo.conf may not be looking for the kernel at the right place b) kernel is corrupt. If you can boot through your boot disk, then it is merely a matter of setting your /etc/lilo.conf in order and running 'lilo -v'. If you cannot boot through rescue disk, i may be necessary to re-install ... HTH Bish -- : ####[ Linux One Stanza Tip (LOST) ]########################### Sub : Enhancement of IDE hard disk performance LOST #083 Enabling DMA for IDE hard disk improves performance. WARNING! enabling DMA can prove fatal for devices which do not support DMA. "man hdparm" for details on command line switches. echo "Enabling DMA optimisation for Hard Disk" # Insert lines /sbin/hdparm -d1 -c1 /dev/hda # in rc.local ####<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>####################### : _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
