lilo -v writes to MBR in the verbose mode, giving additional information. it
does not give the version number.
-----Original Message-----
From: Baiju Mathew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Monday, February 28, 2000 1:58 PM
Subject: Re: [LI] Help!
>lilo -v will only give the lilo version. You have to give " lilo -t " to
>check and " lilo " to write to the MBR.
>
>Baiju Mathew.
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Soumyajit Deb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2000 10:15 PM
>Subject: Re: [LI] Help!
>
>
>> Hi
>> Try booting from a boot floppy if you created one.Then login as root.
>> Edit the /etc/lilo.conf to see if the config is correct. Type a lilo -v
>and
>> now the pc should boot properly.
>> if you donot have the floppy boot from the CD, select upgrade when
>given
>> a selection as to install or upgrade. Deselect all packages. The setup
>will
>> install lilo again and it should work. I've faced the same problem and
the
>> above procedure worked. Seems like there is a bug in lilo that ships with
>> redhat 6.1. since then i've changed the boot loader to Choose OS from
>lilo.
>>
>> Soumyajit Deb
>> IIIT Hyderabad
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: aditya Malik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Date: Sunday, February 27, 2000 9:42 PM
>> Subject: [LI] Help!
>>
>>
>> >Hi
>> >
>> >I tried to install Linux today. I have a P-166 (running at 200) w/32 MB
>> RAM,
>> >Seagate 2.1 GB champion drive, Cirrus Logic card. I shrunk my FAT32
>> >partition with fips, made the required partitions for linux, and the
>> >installation seemed to go alright.
>> >
>> >I am using the Red Hat distribution last released on the PCQ CD.
>> >
>> >Problem is that after all the installation LILO refuses to boot. It just
>> >goes till L and then repeats '01 01 01 01 01..' ad infinitum.
>> >
>> >I had faced _exactly_ the same problem middle of last year when I had
>tried
>> >to install linux. That was a red hat distribution but diff. version.
>> >
>> >Can anyone help me in this regard?
>> >I would be grateful if anyone who is online right now could reply.
>> >
>> >Aditya Malik
>> >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> >
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