Chad:
I don't see a boot partition in your setup. On my installations I always
make a /boot partition using disk DRUID and it would keep lilo within the
1024 cylinder barrier. Of course there has been mentioned of a new lilo
package on this list that appears to get around this BIOS problem. I would
not think a notebook installation would be any different but try installing
as you did but create a /boot partition with about 15 meg of space. It
should default to the /dev/hda1 partition. I also use linear mode myself. I
have installed on 2 SCSI systems and used the linear option and also I have
used the linear option on an IDE partition and seem to have better luck in
getting lilo to boot properly.
Hope this helps,
Eddie Strohmier
Bonwell Globalnet Inc.
www.bonwell.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Chad W. Skinner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Redhat-List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 11:17 PM
Subject: Lilo not loading properly
>I am getting my first taste of frustration with linux lately. I had a hard
>disk go bad in my notebook so I ordered a replacement to install only linux
>on. The problem is that lilo will not come up at boot time.
>
>I partitioned my disk as follows
>
>/dev/hda1 Suspend Partition
>/dev/hda2 /
>/dev/hda3 swap
>/dev/hda4 extended
>/dev/hda5 /usr
>/dev/hda6 /var
>/dev/hda7 /home
>
>I am using the lilo.conf file
>
>boot=/dev/hda
>map=/boot/map
>install=/boot/boot.b
>prompt
>timeout=50
>linear
>default=linux
>
>image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.14-5.0
> label=linux
> read-only
> root=/dev/hda2
>
>After running lilo at the command prompt I get the message that lilo has
>added linux, but upon rebooting the portable states that I need to enter a
>boot disk. If I insert the installation CD, reboot and type "linux
>root=/dev/hda2 initrd=" at the command prompt the system starts and mounts
>all of my partitions.
>
>Also I am running redhat 6.2 and windows 98 SE on my original HD and did
not
>have any problems, Lilo installed fine.
>
>Just for kicks I decided to try installing Windows and the blasted thing
>booted fine after installation. So I tried reinstalling linux to no avail.
>
>Does anyone have any suggestions?
>
>Thanks,
>Chad
>
>
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