You should also take a squint at your /etc/lilo.conf file next time you're
booted up from floppy. Make real sure it is really correct about your
root, the kernel names, etc. Then run /sbin/lilo to update your boot
loader. I had the same problem (can't open initial console) and this
attention to lilo cleared it up. Etiology: I deleted my linux partitions
and re-installed without also deleting lilo. It kept my old boot info
(kernel names, root partition, etc) -- v-e-r-y ugly thing to try and boot a
new installation from. And it apparently keeps RH5.1 installer from being
able to re-install lilo in the MBR during an 'install everything' install.
yes virginia, there is a lilo -uninstall flag (or maybe it is lilo -remove,
whatever, find it now, use it when you re-install). There's at least two
lilo man pages (lilo.conf and lilo) to help with the details. My
experience is with RH5.1, your mileage may vary.
Hope this helps.
Ned Bedinger
Inspiron 3200 * 3COM10/100 LAN+56KModem 'donglemaster' card * DVD drive *
13.3" Neomagic XGA RH5.1 + Oracle 8.05
is At 09:31 AM 12/8/98 +0100, you wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I don't know about your error message; maybe trying another distribution
>(e.g. Debian starts from 5 floppies), to see if the message is the same.
>
> For the laptop, maybe you could try booting from the tomsrtbt distribution,
>which holds in one (!) floppy and has pcmcia support.
http://www.toms.net/rb/.
>
> Hope that helps,
>
> Etienne
>
