On Tue, 8 Dec 1998, ned bedinger wrote: > 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. Also, are you running m$95 or 98? I'm told 98 can munge part of the boot partion, using it as swap space for something. Also, have you tried dd'ing the floppy image to hard disk and setting up lilo to boot that image? tschuessle, der.hans > 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 > > > > # +++++++++++=================================+++++++++++ # # [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # http://home.pages.de/~lufthans/ # # Keine Ahnung, was ich dir sagen soll, # # keine Ahnung und keinen Plan. -- die Toten Hosen # # ===========+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++=========== #
