Mukaila olundegun wrote:
>
> Hello Everyone,
>
> On my box I have the following spec.
>
> 2* 81GByte HDD (configured for RAID1 mirroring)
> 1 DVD (IDE)
> 1 CDROM
> 2*800MHzPENTIUM III CPU (Linux detect both and built linux.smp and linux-up)
> Motherboard RIOWORKS has onboard RAID controller but not used.
> Linux Distribution RedHart ver 6.2
> Disk partition: Root(/) Boot(/boot) home(/home)..etc. All with Raid1
> configuration except swap disk.
>
> My problem is I can not install LILO on the MBR. It turns gray and can not
> be selected during insation. When I restart I have only "LI" display and the
> system stops.
>
> My question is, is there a limit for the HDD (81GB) that is preventing the
> installation? Or have I missed something somewhere?
>
> I made a boot disk (floppy disk) which I am using currently. I have no
> problem with the boot disk nor the system itself.
>
> Any help will be appreciated
I solved a similar problem by using "lilo -l", or setting the linear
option directly in lilo.conf.
It may possible that your BIOS is using a linear addressing mode for
disk sectors in place of the cilinder-track-.. stuff.
Ciao, Paolo.
