thank you Arun, i managet to get it this time byt my problems are not yet over. i again formatted the disk and loaded linux(genome workstation). then created a partition for windows in /mnt( i was under the impression that i will be able to mount windows later. after that i uninstalled lilo by using lili -u. now the problems are 1. i still am using a boot disk to load linux( this problem is minor) 2. when booting i always got to boot in the interactive mode to stop the GPM and netconfig daemon which were the causes of the problems. i want to know how to make sure that these services dont start when i boot. 3.i am unable to configure xwindows using xconfigurator because every time i rin this my keyboard and mouse hang and i have to press ctrl+alt+F2 to login as root again and kill the process(xconfigurator). please help me on how to go about this. thank you Ashok --- Arun Sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Dec 17, 1999 at 04:15:32PM -0800, Dogpile > ping wrote: > > Problems > > 1. as soon as i set the boot disk in the CD- rom > the > > installation started but the keyboard and mouse > are > > not working( i have the Keyboard with all the new > > features like sound control and shortcut keys to > > internet on the keyboard). > > The keyboard is not the problem usually. Try to run > without *any* services and then start each one > manually > to see what's hurting you. Try reading up about > run levels to see how to disable services (in your > case GPM) > at startup. > > > problem 2. > > when i switch the P.C on the Lilo prompt does not > come > > up it only displays "LI" and nothing happens when > i > > hit tab. i have to get the system up and running > with > > a boot disk every time. > > LILO docs say: > > (<nothing>) No part of LILO has been loaded. LILO > either isn't installed > or the partition on which its boot sector is > located isn't active. > L <error> ... The first stage boot loader has > been loaded and started, > but it can't load the second stage boot loader. > The two-digit error > codes indicate the type of problem. (See also > section "Disk error > codes".) This condition usually indicates a > media failure or a geometry > mismatch (e.g. bad disk parameters, see section > "Disk geometry"). > LI The first stage boot loader was able to load > the second stage boot > loader, but has failed to execute it. This can > either be caused by a > geometry mismatch or by moving /boot/boot.b > without running the map > installer. > LIL The second stage boot loader has been > started, but it can't load > the descriptor table from the map file. This is > typically caused by a > media failure or by a geometry mismatch. > LIL? The second stage boot loader has been > loaded at an incorrect > address. This is typically caused by a subtle > geometry mismatch or by > moving /boot/boot.b without running the map > installer. > LIL- The descriptor table is corrupt. This can > either be caused by a > geometry mismatch or by moving /boot/map without > running the map > installer. > LILO All parts of LILO have been successfully > loaded. > > -Arun > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > The Linux India Mailing List Archives are now > available. Please search > the archive at http://lists.linux-india.org/ before > posting your question > to avoid repetition and save bandwidth. > ===== Ashok Kumar __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. All in one place. Yahoo! Shopping: http://shopping.yahoo.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Linux India Mailing List Archives are now available. Please search the archive at http://lists.linux-india.org/ before posting your question to avoid repetition and save bandwidth.
