On Thu, 22 Jun 2000, you wrote:
> Thanks for the explanation.
>
> I bumped into the same problem a few days ago when installing Linux for
> the first time.
> I gave up solving the problem and have been booting from a floppy,
> trusting that eventually I'd run across a solution (as I became more
> familiar with Linux).
>
> My Mandrake 7.1 disks are on their way, so that should take care of it.
>
> Thanks!
> KC
suggestion, Check an' see if you've got 'grub' installed. If
not you can get the rpm at any 7.1 or cooker ftp site. Start
reading 'info grub'. It's pretty straightforward, and you'll soon
learn how to edit and setup it's lilo.conf-type file, 'menu.lst'
You'll be that much ahead when you get 7.1
I chose grub when I installed 7.1. At first I wished I had lilo
back, but after a little reading in 'info grub', I'm glad I've got
grub. It's easy to switch back'n forth. Just have 'lilo.conf'
setup properly, and run '/sbin/lilo'. Conversely, have 'menu.lst'
correct and run '/sbin/grub'. I'm not 100% positive, but I believe
both the new lilo and grub, don't have the huge HDD/1024 cylinder
qualms.
--
~~ Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Charles A Edwards wrote:
> >
> > The most likely causes of this error actually has nothing to do with the
> > MBR, where it is at, or the size of any partitions. If your hd was ever
> > formatted using a manufacturer floppy ( with IBM it is EZDrive, Maxtor is
> > MaxBlast and I am sure others also have their own). The program not only
> > formatted your drive but it also flashed your BIOS to fool the hd size
> > limitation and UDMA 66 incompatibility that older BIOSs had. If this is the
> > case then neither LILO nor BootMagic can or will work as a bootloader on
> > your system.
> > SystemCommander will work and in Mandrake 7.1 GRUB will work.If neither
> > of these 2 is an option then the only be able to boot Linux is from a
> > floppy.
> >
> > Charles
