Subject: lilo Date: Fri, Mar 12, 1999 at 06:51:33PM +1100 In reply to:Shao Zhang
Quoting Shao Zhang([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Hi, > I have got a 4.3GB harddisk, and due to that, lilo cannot see my > kernel which is stored outside 1024 cylinders. > The following is my configuration file, but I still cannot get it > working. AmI missing anything below? Thx. > install=/boot/boot.b > map=/boot/map > vga=normal > disk=/dev/hda > bios = 0x80 > sectors = 63 > heads = 16 > cylinders = 8400 > root=/dev/hda1 > boot=/dev/hda1 > image=/vmlinuz > append="hd=8400,16,63" > label=Linux > read-only > > I also tried the linear option. But it does not work > > Thx. # Start LILO global section boot = /dev/hda # Device containing boot sector compact # faster, but won't work on all systems. prompt # Force boot prompt map = /boot/map # Default = /boot/map Default = Slink2.2.3 # Default = /boot/boot.<number> Timeout = 250 # Wait <val>/10 sec. after prompt then boot default # End LILO global section # Start LILO global section boot = /dev/hda # Device containing boot sector compact # faster, but won't work on all systems. prompt # Force boot prompt map = /boot/map # Default = /boot/map Default = Slink2.2.3 # Default = /boot/boot.<number> Timeout = 250 # Wait <val>/10 sec. after prompt then boot default # End LILO global section Image = /boot/Slink-2.2.3 label = Slink2.2.3 Root = /dev/hdb2 VGA = 0xb append = "lp=parport0 parport=0x378,none" I think your boot = has to be changed, but I am not a lilo expert! HTH -- A Law of Computer Programming: Make it possible for programmers to write in English and you will find the programmers cannot write in English. _______________________________________________________ Wayne T. Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>