On Mon, 18 Oct 1999, you wrote:
> I've just used Partition Mmagic to split up a 13.6 gig
> drive into a few partitions to install Mandrake 6.1
> on. However, I can only boot linux from floppy (which
> takes 5-7 minutes), and not from LILO, cause lilo
> can't install itself into the MBR due to a "1024
> cylinder limit". Is there any way around this?...I've
> read the how-to's, but can't find a simple, easy way
> to pull this off.
>
Create a "/boot" directory at the head of the drive. Then, install
Linux. It should auto-detect that /boot directory and all should be
well with the world. It doesn't have to be huge, just 10-15 megs
should be sufficient.
John
