I don't think so because if I do a straight Linux install (no multiple partitions) there are no errors. Of course, I always have the option of forgoing LILO and using LOADLIN or a boot disk to boot Linux, but that would be a hassle. Hmm .. At 07:20 PM 10/23/99 -0400, you wrote: >Just a suggestion...maybe the BIOS is set for ANTI-VIRUS (which will HALT when >trying to write to MBR), that maybe be part of the trouble. >Jaguar > > >Slagathor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I continually get an error message when trying to install LILO to the MBR. > > The error reads something like "An error has occurred while trying to > > install LILO to the MBR". I have tried multiple combinations of > > partitioning strategies with the same result. The most time consuming part > > of this is having to complete an entire installation with each attempt. > > > > The hardware: 4GB SCSI drive > > > > I use the Linux FDISK to create the partitions. Although I should not be > > burdened by the 1024th cylinder issue, I make it a habit of creating a > > 100MB /boot partition as sda1. Here is an example of a typical partitioning > > > strategy that I use: > > > > sda1 /boot Linux native 100MB > > sda2 /dos DOS 1000MB > > sda3 Linux Swap 100MB > > sda4 / Linux native 2800MB > > > > I suspect that since I use a SCSI hard drive, I may have to provide some > > arguments during the installation section that asks for them, as well as > > whether or not to use linear mode. I don't understand this section, nor can > > > I find any documentation regarding what it's for and how it works. > > > > Any tips? > > > > Thanks > > ____________________________________________________________ "The three greatest things in life are to crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women." -Conan the Barbarian -Slagathor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
