Re: PPP...and boot problem

1999-12-13 Thread ktb 
 David Johnstone wrote:
 
 Hi,
 Im running win95 on harddisk 1 (primary ide master). it has 2
 partitions, but used by windows.  On harddisk 2 (secondary ide
 master), I have just installed linux.  I can boot using the boot disk
 - however for some reason it takes about 10 minutes when it says
 Loading linux...  I have installed LILO and because my BIOS just
 booted win, I assumed I have to change the default boot IDE drive.  I
 changed it to harddisk 2 and I get:
 

You need to change your /etc/lilo.conf file so that you boot off your
primary disk, '/dev/hda' or run 'liloconfig' again and select '/dev/hda'
as the place for your master boot record.  Your boot line should read
boot=/dev/hda without the quotes.
hth,
kent

Re: PPP...and boot problem

1999-12-13 Thread ktb 
ktb wrote:
 
  David Johnstone wrote:
 
  Hi,
  Im running win95 on harddisk 1 (primary ide master). it has 2
  partitions, but used by windows.  On harddisk 2 (secondary ide
  master), I have just installed linux.  I can boot using the boot disk
  - however for some reason it takes about 10 minutes when it says
  Loading linux...  I have installed LILO and because my BIOS just
  booted win, I assumed I have to change the default boot IDE drive.  I
  changed it to harddisk 2 and I get:
 
 
 You need to change your /etc/lilo.conf file so that you boot off your
 primary disk, '/dev/hda' or run 'liloconfig' again and select '/dev/hda'
 as the place for your master boot record.  Your boot line should read
 boot=/dev/hda without the quotes.

...and of course run /sbin/lilo again if you just edit the file:)  
Sorry I forgot that,
kent

PPP...and boot problem

1999-12-12 Thread David Johnstone 



Hi,
Im running win95 on harddisk 1 (primary ide 
master). it has 2 partitions, but used by windows. On harddisk 2 
(secondary ide master), I have just installed linux. I can boot using the 
boot disk - however for some reason it takes about 10 minutes when it says 
"Loading linux..". I have installed LILO and because my BIOS just 
booted win, I assumed I have to change the default boot IDE drive. I 
changed it to harddisk 2 and I get:

LI

(it just says 'LI' and then pauses!)

I have tried TAB, holding alt and ctrl, but 
nothing happens..


any ideas?
Kieren J