> Garry wrote:
>
> Hi Guys,
>
> I am trying to install redhat linux 6.1 on a p200mmx machine with 64
> Mb edo RAM, 4.3 gig HDD (C) & 2.1gig HDD (D) in dos parlance,
> trident 9750 4Mb video card. I am installing it to the 2.1 gig HDD
> and trying to install lilo to the MBR on C.
>
> The installation goes great until it gets to the end of the process
> when linux says "performing post install configuration" and the
> system just hangs there and does nothing.
I take it that both of these are IDE hard disks.
I don't know the problem (just now).
I remember starting the first partition from cylinder 2 fixed this on
some machines.
Something about not using LBA comes to mind. Linux will read the disk
parameters and make up its own mind about disk parameters, ignoring
the bios settings.
Also vaguely remember something in Slug Pearls recently (off
http://www.slug.org.au somewhere).
...snip...
> The funny thing is that I had this OS successfully installed a few
> months ago but had to reformat because I sold one of my HDD's and
> had to wait until I could get a new one.
What have you done differently this time.
My 2c is auto recognition of the new drive under BIOS and linux
doesn't like it. Rather, the mbr doesn't like it.
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