Re: Linux problem

Hi Ian,
When you repartitioned, was it just hda? - (I'm assuming it was & that
you didn't touch hdc -am I correct?)
What fdisk did you use - linux fdisk or windoze?
What is you current hda partition table?


Ian Wright wrote:

>
> From: "Ian Wright" <Ian@...>
>
> Hi,
>
> I've just had a problem with my system and I'm stuck. Its a 2 hard drive
> system dual booting win 95 and RH linux 6.1 with windows on the 'C' drive.
> Windows and the C drive crashed big time and I had to both repartition and
> reformat it before I could get windows to load again. However, now Lilo
> won't work and, trying to configure it in Linuxconf doesn't seem to get me
> anywhere. Can anyone offer any advice please, surely I don't have to
> completely reload linux?
>
> Despite several attempts, I can't get it to go any further than LI on
> bootup.
> Currently my lilo.conf reads:-
>
> boot = /dev/hda
> timeout = 50
> prompt
> default = linux
> vga = normal
> read-only
> map = /boot/map
> install=/boot/boot.b
>
> image = /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.12-20
> label = linux
> root = /dev/hdc5
>
> other = /dev/hda1
> label = win
> table = /dev/hda
>
> This looks substantially like the lilo.conf on my other linux machine. When
> I now run /sbin/lilo -v I get:-
>
> /sbin/lilo -v
> Reading boot sector from /dev/hda
> Merging with /boot/boot.b
> boot image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.12-20
> Added linux*
> Boot other: /dev/hda1. on /dev/hda. loader /boot/chain.b
> Added win
> /boot/boot.0300 exists - no backup copy made
> Writing boot sector
>
> It doesn't seem to be giving any error messages except perhaps that it can't
> make a backup? Anyway, it still won't boot past the LI stage and so I am
> having to start the machine with a boot floppy every time (which works fine)
>
> I seem to remember that someone once said that each letter has a
> significance in lilo's operation - where can I find out about this? It may
> well be useful in the future ;o)
>
> Ian
>
> --
> Ian W. Wright
> Sheffield UK
>

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