Re: LI when booting
On Fri, May 29, 1998 at 02:28:18PM -0500, Michael Roark wrote: I know this topic is hardly fresh, but I can't find the solution anywhere. You know the case -- installing to a large disk -- reboot and freeze at LI. What how-to do I read to find the fix? What is your /etc/lilo.conf? What are the BIOS settings of your harddisk? They should be set for LBA and you need to add the linear option to your lilo.conf. Nils -- *-* | Quotes from the net: L Linus Torvalds, W Winfried Truemper | | Lthis is the special easter release of linux, more mundanely called 1.3.84 | | WUmh, oh. What do you mean by special easter release?. Will it quit | * Wworking today and rise on easter? * pgp7seDLpFyo0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: LI when booting
On Fri, 29 May 1998, Michael Roark wrote: I know this topic is hardly fresh, but I can't find the solution anywhere. You know the case -- installing to a large disk -- reboot and freeze at LI. What how-to do I read to find the fix? There's a problem with your lilo configuration. Take a look at the mini howto on lilo. -- Jean Pierre -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: LI when booting
Here's the 'FM' for you (excerpted from /usr/doc/lilo/Manual.txt.gz): LILO start message - - - - - - - - - When LILO loads itself, it displays the word LILO. Each letter is printed before or after performing some specific action. If LILO fails at some point, the letters printed so far can be used to identify the problem. This is described in more detail in the technical overview. Note that some hex digits may be inserted after the first L if a transient disk problem occurs. Unless LILO stops at that point, generating an endless stream of error codes, such hex digits do not indicate a severe problem. (nothing) No part of LILO has been loaded. LILO either isn't installed or the partition on which its boot sector is located isn't active. L error ... The first stage boot loader has been loaded and started, but it can't load the second stage boot loader. The two-digit error codes indicate the type of problem. (See also section Disk error codes.) This condition usually indicates a media failure or a geometry mismatch (e.g. bad disk parameters, see section Disk geometry). LI The first stage boot loader was able to load the second stage boot loader, but has failed to execute it. This can either be caused by a geometry mismatch or by moving /boot/boot.b without running the map installer. LIL The second stage boot loader has been started, but it can't load the descriptor table from the map file. This is typically caused by a media failure or by a geometry mismatch. LIL? The second stage boot loader has been loaded at an incorrect address. This is typically caused by a subtle geometry mismatch or by moving /boot/boot.b without running the map installer. LIL- The descriptor table is corrupt. This can either be caused by a geometry mismatch or by moving /boot/map without running the map installer. LILO All parts of LILO have been successfully loaded. Michael Roark wrote: I know this topic is hardly fresh, but I can't find the solution anywhere. You know the case -- installing to a large disk -- reboot and freeze at LI. What how-to do I read to find the fix? Any suggestions would be great. Thanks, Michael -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Jens B. Jorgensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: LI when booting
If I understand right, you have just installed a large disk... The problem is most probably with your bios hdd detection setup (believe it or not) .. Try setting it to auto-detect if you have a motherboard which would allow you to change the setting ... alternatively try different settings NORMAL LARGE LBA in turn. Lets know how you got on --Jon In any war, the first casualty is the truth. --anon On Fri, 29 May 1998, Michael Roark wrote: I know this topic is hardly fresh, but I can't find the solution anywhere. You know the case -- installing to a large disk -- reboot and freeze at LI. What how-to do I read to find the fix? Any suggestions would be great. Thanks, Michael -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: LI when booting
Michael Roark [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I know this topic is hardly fresh, but I can't find the solution anywhere. You know the case -- installing to a large disk -- reboot and freeze at LI. What how-to do I read to find the fix? I once had this problem. Here is my (now working) /etc/lilo.conf: boot=/dev/hda1 root=/dev/hda1 compact install=/boot/boot.b map=/boot/map vga=ask delay=20 image=/vmlinuz label=Linux image=/vmlinuz.old label=LinuxOld read-only What caused my LI was that. for some reason. I put boot=/dev/hda instead of boot=/dev/hda1. If you have the same problem, change it like the above, don't forget to run lilo again, and then reboot to see if it worked. Consult the /usr/doc/lilo/Manual.txt.gz file if the above advice does not help. Due to your large hard drive, it could also be that you have to use the linear option. Bake -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
