Sorry it's taken so long to get back to you, but I don't get much time with my computer these days.
I now have Linux booting by putting bootloader on Floppy. Many thanks for your help. Will start a new thread for my Internet/network/Samba problems when I get some more time. Shaz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charlie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 1:15 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Can't boot after install > On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 09:07 am, many eyes noted that Al wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I have a dual Pentium 200 cpu system with 256mb ram (8 x 32Mb 30pin) > > 8 x SCSI HDD 4 x 4Gb 4 x 8Gb attached to an AMI Megaraid controller with > > 16Mb ram > > Matrox Millenium 4Mb video card > > > > (ex server) > > > > I have attempted to install Mandrake 9.1 many times, each time I have done > > a complete hardware level format of the physical drives from the RAID > > controller then made 2 (two) logical drives the 4 x 4Gbs together and the 4 > > x 8Gbs together in RAID 5 to give me approx 13Gb and approx 26Gb. > > > > I have also attempted to install Redhat 9.0 and Mandrake 9.0 > > > > It seems to go through the install process fine. Under both wizard and > > expert configuration. (I'm no expert, but have worked with M$ from DOS 1.1 > > upwards so figured I might stand a chance of understanding some of the > > setup in expert) > > > > Finished install and time to reboot. Remove CD from drive and reboot. > > > > Before LILO or GRUB I get: > > > > L 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 etc.......... until it > > freezes. Usually about 1/2 screen of 40's > > > > Then no LILO or GRUB. > > > > I've tried FDISK/MBR from a win98 bootdisk then RESCUE from the Mandrake > > CD1 to recreate LILO. > > > > No error messages, everything fine... > > > > But still no boot. Just L 40 40 40 40 40 etc... > > > > Any help would be appreciated. > > > > TIA > > > > Shaz > > I had an experience something like that on a Mandrake 9.1 install but the > number was 99 99 for half the screen. But I can't recall what I did to fix > it. > > Usually keeping copious notes, in this case I did not, probably because I was > so perturbed by this behaviour. I seem to think that I installed the > bootloader badly. Try the install, and create the bootloader on floppy alone; > if you have already attempted to put it on /dev/hda1 or the MBR and failed. > > Where are you trying to put the bootloader? > > Always give as much information as possible. But this might well be a raid > issue? > > Sorry can't suggest more at this stage. > > Charlie. > > -- > Our life and death are the same thing. When we realize this fact, we have no > fear of death nor actual difficulty in our life. > > Shunryu Suzuki > > This email is guaranteed to be wholly Linux Mandrake 9.1, Kmail v1.5 and > OpenOffice.org1.1.0 > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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