Yes, I ahve 2, a 14GB and a 40GB. I use teh 14GB as my primary and win98se
machine and linux is installed onto the 40GB, but the boot manager will ggo
onto the 14GB which only has a primary partition. This means (i think ) that
it somehow gets more than 1023 cyclinders, which boot magic doesnt like and
assume lilo doesnt either.
Is bootman free ? I will give that a try.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2000 9:04 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Fw: LILO & Boot Magic install ?
> I'm not very straight on the cylinder limitations...do you have more than
> one hard drive? but here's my setup, and hopefully, it might help you
some:
>
> hda1(40G):Win2k
> hdc1(8.4G total): linux swap
> hdc2: linux
>
> I've had LILO installed on hdc2, but have since moved it to hdc1. For my
> boot manger, I use BeOS's (the free edition) bootman, which is installed
on
> hda1. Setup is a breeze...just type bootman in the BeOS terminal, and
have
> it point to the boot partitions.
>
> At 08:42 PM 6/21/2000 +0100, you wrote:
> >I have just caught up with the latest emails, seems a lot of poeple are
> >experiencing the same thing.
> >
> >A lot of the suggestions have been that the mbr is messed up. This is not
> >the case! I have fdisk it hundreds of time since getting this error and
> >each time lilo installs the same happens. Windows boots fine, dos boots
> >fine ( after a fdisk /mbr ) and the relavnt system install, it is just
> >lilo and boot magic. One said he thought it was his HD, let me tell it
has
> >nothing to do with you r HD. I think it has to do with the size of the
> >primary partition. At present I am not willing to play with the data on
my
> >HD as it is too critical to test this thoery, which is why I am trying to
> >find out from those who know what the limitations on these two boot
> >managers is.
> >
> >The only Clue is the size:
> >
> >Boot magic actually gives an error message which says that the primary
> >partition must be in the first 1023 cylnders. Why is cares about the rest
> >of the HD and not just the mbr I cant farthom. But there you have it.
> >Since boot magic wont install and lilo does but fails I assume they both
> >cant handle larger drives. When I installed before I had nice neat
> >partitions around the 2-4 GB mark. I assume this didnt exceed the 1023
> >cylders option, assuming that this is the cause. Currently I have a 14GB
> >and a 40GB. Both exitbite the same behavoiur.
> >
> >if any body with the no-how can help in confirming this theory or
indictae
> >what limitations the software might have the Please Help. It is not just
> >me as you acan see from the posting.
> >
> >If there is a cyclionder limitation can you explain why a boot manager
> >needs to know about anythning but the mbr ?
> >
> >More importantly how can go about fixing this bug ?
> >
> >Thanks in advance
> >
> >Stephen
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>aifusionextreme
> >To: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 8:31 PM
> >Subject: LILO & Boot Magic install ?
> >
> >Hi
> >
> >I jave succesfully installed mandrake 7.0 before but on smaller dirves.
> >When trying to install it on a 14 GB with only 1 partition, everything
> >appears fine, but once we reboot, instead of lilo I get a screen full of
> >'01010101010101 ......' for ever or until reboot.
> >
> >So I thought I would give Bootmagic a try ( comes with the macmillian
> >release ), but it says something about not liking a partition that is
> >greater than 1023 cylenders or something.
> >
> >Can anybody help me ascertain what restrictions there are for these boot
> >managers, what can be done to correct it, and are there alternatives
> >free ones ) that dont have these retricitons ?
> >
> >Thanks
> >
> >
>
>
>
