Here is my lilo.conf - thanks anyway!
boot=/dev/hde6
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
vga=791
default=linux
keytable=/boot/us.klt
lba32
prompt
timeout=50
message=/boot/message
menu-scheme=wb:bw:wb:bw
image=/boot/vmlinuz
label=linux
root=/dev/hde6
initrd=/boot/initrd.img
append=" hdg=ide-scsi ide3=0x9000,0x8802 ide2=0x9800,0x9402
ide1=autotune ide0=autotune"
vga=788
read-only
image=/boot/vmlinuz
label=linux-nonfb
root=/dev/hde6
initrd=/boot/initrd.img
append=" hdg=ide-scsi ide3=0x9000,0x8802 ide2=0x9800,0x9402
ide1=autotune ide0=autotune"
read-only
image=/boot/vmlinuz
label=failsafe
root=/dev/hde6
initrd=/boot/initrd.img
append=" hdg=ide-scsi ide3=0x9000,0x8802 ide2=0x9800,0x9402
ide1=autotune ide0=autotune"
read-only
other=/dev/hde1
label=windows
table=/dev/hde
other=/dev/fd0
label=floppy
unsafe
Cheers,
Robert Fox
At 22:16 06/01/2001 +0000, you wrote:
>Make sure that the option lba32 is in your /etc/lilo.conf file.
>
>
>On Sat, 6 Jan 2001, Robert Fox wrote:
>
> > Did that - thanks anyway. I do get a warning though:
> > Warning: /dev/hde6 is not on the first disk
> >
> > This much I know - I have two HDs - one on the ATA/100 controller (30Gig)
> > and the other on the onboard ATA/66 controller (20gig)
> > The main boot drive is the ATA/100 (where BootMagic and Win98/Win2K and
> > Linux are installed) - the other drive is not partitioned yet and is not
> > used at present - but the BootMagic comes up after bootup and the other
> OSs
> > boot fine, just when I choose the Linux boot I get LI from Lilo.
> >
> > Thx,
> > Robert Fox
> >
> >
> > At 21:41 06/01/2001 +0000, you wrote:
> > >
> > >Hi Robert, after you edited lilo.conf did you run /sbin/lilo before you
> > >rebooted. What lilo does is store its infomation in the boot sector so
> when
> > >changes are made to the conf file they need to be update on the boot
> sector
> > >as well and that is why you run /sbin/lilo (as root).
> > >
> > >Hope this helps
> > >
> > >Mark Hillary
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Robert Fox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2001 7:12 PM
> > >Subject: [expert] 7.2 - Two little annoyances . . . on A7V w/ATA100
> > >
> > >
> > >Ok here goes:
> > >
> > >I have an IBM 30Gig ATA./100 drive on an Asus A7V MB - below is my
> > >partition file from the system.
> > >
> > >Problem #1: During install I passed the ide parms for the ATA/100 drive
> > >and all installed well. I installed the lilo bootloader on /dev/hde6
> > >(root) partition and edited the lilo.conf with the necessary append
> > >info. I am using BootMagic 2.0 to boot the system, but I only get LI
> > >during start, so I have to use the bootdisk and pass the ide parms EVERY
> > >boot up . . . I don't care so much about booting from the bootdisk, but I
> > >hate having to type the ide parms everytime I want to boot LM
> > >7.2!!!!! Ideally I would like to boot from the HD using BootMagic and NOT
> > >have to type the ide parms everytime.
> > >
> > >Problem #2: When I boot from the floppy, I tried to add the ide parms in
> > >the append line, but it is ignored during boot unless I manually type them
> > >in . . . and I can't get Aurora to start when I boot from the floppy
> either
> > >(with vga=788 added on the lilo.conf on the floppy)
> > >
> > >Any help would be gratefully appreciated!!
> > >
> > >Thanks up front!
> > >
> > >
> > >Partitions:
> > >major minor #blocks name
> > >
> > > 3 0 20094480 hda
> > > 3 1 11592 hda1
> > > 33 0 30018240 hde
> > > 33 1 3076416 hde1
> > > 33 2 1 hde2
> > > 33 5 3076416 hde5
> > > 33 6 3582463 hde6
> > > 33 7 248976 hde7
> > > 33 8 3068383 hde8
> > > 33 9 3076416 hde9
> > > 33 10 6144831 hde10
> > > 34 0 1073741823 hdg
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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