You need to install lilo to hda in this case. You need something to
boot from. hda1 is the actual partition for /.
"Potts, Ross" wrote:
>
> I get a boot error after configuring the system on a new install. My system is
> a Compaq Presario 4112 with a P200 for the CPU. It is maxxed out with 72 Megs
> of memory. It has a 1.6 Gig HDD. Previously I had it configured to boot
> FreeBSD, but I decided to try MDK 7.0.
>
> I went thru the installation with DrakX, and just selected the defaults, well,
> except for partitioning; I made a boot partition, swap partition, and just the
> / partition to start out. / of course took up the remainder of the hard Drive.
> All partitions were formatted and checked after creation.
>
> When I got down to the point where I am asked about using a boot floppy, I
> selected NO. This I based on being able to dedicate the whole HDD in FreeBSD.
> I figured it should be able to boot native. I then selected to run from LILO.
> I left all options alone in the LILO section.
>
> After installation finished, I rebooted and got:
>
> BOOT ERROR
>
> This is where I am stuck. I selected /dev/hda1, which is what the boot
> partition was named during the partitioning stage. Aside from having a Compaq,
> what am I doing wrong? I was successful in doing this with MDK 6.0 that came
> with the Maximum Linux Magazine that came out last year.
