Hmm... What about GNU grub? Ships with at least mandrake 7.0. Havent tried
myself but should be able to do this. Just what I heard...
JS
On Sun, 2 Jul 2000, Nauman ul-Haque wrote:
> Yah I can boot using the floppy(which is ofcourse very cumbersome) but when
> i use the "lilo" script to install it ,it wont let it install, I think its
> the cylinder greater then 1024 problem. If I want to use loadlin, I think I
> cant use it cause loadlin requires me to be in dos, but in win2k or NT, we
> dont get the "pure dos" but its kind of a term(please correct me if i am
> wrong). So the only problem is how to boot when the "/boot" is after 1024
> cylinders?.. is there any boot loader other then lilo which will let me boot
> if "/boot" is after 1024 cylinders? and if I dont have to use loadlin.
>
> Thanks for quick responses.
> Nauman
> ------Original Message------
> From: Richard Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Nauman ul-Haque <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: June 30, 2000 6:57:08 PM GMT
> Subject: Re: upgradation and 1024 cylinders
>
>
> On Fri, 30 Jun 2000, Nauman ul-Haque wrote about, Re: upgradation and 1024
> cylinders:
> > yes the floppy solution does work, but I dont think its practicle to boot
> > from floppy everytime, its take a little time. So if you could suggest
> > anything else too?
> > Thank You
> > Nauman
>
> Well if you can boot with a floppy then you might be able to boot using
> LILO. Take a look in /usr/doc/lilo-*/README.
>
> Its long explanatary and informative.
>
> loadlin could also help you here i belive.
>
>
> > >
> > > 2). The second problem is that my friend installed RH and the partition
> > > containing the /boot was after the 1024 cylinders in the HDD, so now
> lilo
> > > wont install. Then he tried to first install linux and then windows. But
> > > when Linux was installed first, it some how took over the whole HDD and
> > the
> > > extra space that was left for windows was taken as Extended partition by
> > > linux.Is there a way to somehow boot linux even if the kernel resides in
> > > more then 1024 cylinder? then this whole problem wil be solved. I heard
> > this
> > > is a problem with lilo too, but if I use any other boot loader then
> lilo,
> > > then I might boot, please help me so that i can fix up his machine.
> >
> > As to the 1024 yes it can be a problem, but linux does not simply "take
> > over" ones whole HDD, someone has to tell it to.
> >
> > You should be able to boot from a floppy disk, you did create them like
> you
> > were told dint you.?
> >
> > >
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