According to Omer Ansari: While burning my CPU.
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> I was all enthusiastic about getting slackware onto my system. Instead
> it has taken all my night, and in the end left me nowhere.
>
> This is the problem:
> 1. The primary controller of my motherboard is not working, because of
> which I have my HD as a secondary master. I did a standard CD
> installation, but when i got into setting up LILO, it couldn't set up my
> MBR automatically (the setup most probably looks for /dev/hda, where my
> hd can't help but be /dev/hdc), so I manually put the LILO on the boot
> partition I made.
>
> Everything seemed to be going pat, until the time i needed to reboot and
> start my linux. If i started without a disk, the system would start, and
> hang after printing on the screen:
>
> LI
To qoute the README found in /usr/doc/lilo
LI The first stage boot loader was able to load the second stage boot
loader, but has failed to execute it. This can either be caused by a
geometry mismatch or by moving /boot/boot.b without running the map
installer.
Check that you BIOS has the same disk parameters as linux detects when you
boot with your bootdisk.
If thats not the problem, it could be something to do with you having lilo
boot /dev/hdc, in that case read the README from the beginning, there is a
section about your situation.
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> whereas it is supposed to do something like LILO.......
>
> If i use the (highly recommended) boot disk, everything starts
> functioning and the system is up and working a 100%.
>
> I have tried quite a lot of workarounds, but to no avail. Anyone with
> suggestions?
>
> I will try the loadlin software too. Maybe if i install the LILO on
> another partition?
You could install lilo onto a disk for a temperory solution.
Another thing to try is the "linear" option in lilo, thats also explaned
in the README.
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>
> Anyone?
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> Omer Ansari
> Network Engineer,
> Supernet PDSL
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Regards Richard.
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