[aclug-L] Re: LI problem...

[Jeff Schaller <schaller@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 10 Aug 2000, Maverick Ieong wrote:

>   I try to to install Redhat 6.2 on a 20G IDE drive: 
> 
>   Here is the partitions:
>   hda1    4G (Primiary) Win32-FAT
>          16G (Extended) 
>   inside 16G it gots
>         Rest (logical) linux native  /
> 
>   The redhat linux complete install, we put the lilo
> on the 4G MBR, and try to bootup and it stops on "LI".


You ran into this because ...


> Luckly I created a boot disk at the end of
> installation. So I can boot up using floppy and got to
> linux. And just re-run the /sbin/lilo, and it
> generates
> 
> >...execeed 1024 cyclinder

... of this.  Lilo needs to find the kernel in the
first 1024 cylinders.  Stick with the boot floppy
you have, unless you want to repartition & reinstall.

-jeff
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