I cannot get linux to boot from the hard drive. My configuration:
Adaptec 2940 with Seagate 4 gig ultra wide SCSI hard drive
Adaptec 1542 with Seagate 2 gig SCSI hard drive
Linux is installed on the 2 gig hard drive, designated by linux as
/dev/sdb1. The 4 gig drive is designated /dev/sda. During the computer's
bootup, the 2 gig is assigned drive c: and the 4 gig drive d:. My lilo.conf:
boot = /dev/sdb1
timeout = 50
linear
prompt
vga = normal
read-only
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
image = /boot/vmlinuz-2.0.36-3
label = linux
append = "mem=128MB"
initrd = /boot/initrd-2.0.36-3.img
root = /dev/sdb1
other = /dev/sda1
label = dos
table=/dev/sda
When I run /sbin/lilo, I get the following output:
Warning: /dev/sdb1 is not on the first disk
Added linux *
Added dos
>
> I ran Mandrake on a clean install. I have 128 meg of memory.
>
> Could it be that since I couldn't get LILO to boot my hard drive and am
> booting from a bootdisk that it's not respecting the append statement?
Does /etc/lilo.conf specify to write the boot record to the floppy? Did
you specify the append line when you created a bootdisk during
installation? Have you rerun LILO since adding the append statement?
It's quite possible that the bootdisk you're using hasn't been told
about the append line, but with the information you've given above, who
can tell?
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Steve Philp
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