That's true but only as long as you neglect to make a /boot partition
for Linux to install the kernel into. If this is done then LILO works
quite well not matter how big the drive is.
Mark
Charles A Edwards wrote:
>
> Mark
> The LBA is causing your problem NOT the # of CDs you install from.
> I did the Dev. install on 2 machines and on both used all 4 Cds with no
> problems.
> If your BIOS does not support LBA(Large Block Address) which is a fancy
> way of saying Large Harddrives then the bootloader you choose to use and
> were you install it are critical.
> Grub has no problem with it but the LILO as shipped with 7.1 does.
>
> Charles (-:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Thurston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2000 9:50 AM
> Subject: Re: [newbie] More C++ problems
>
> > That sounds like a good idea, I am using the Complete 7.1 installation.
> So
> > what packages are on the applications CD? I know that Star Office is
> there,
> > what else is on it?
> > Thanks again.
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Patti Wavinak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2000 7:28 AM
> > Subject: Re: [newbie] More C++ problems
> >
> >
> > Mark -- which distro are you using? Mandrake 7.1 Deluxe? ISO images? With
> > the errors you are getting I am guessing the Deluxe package and using all
> > 4 CD's (install, ext, application 1 and application 2) It has been my
> > experience when you use all 4 CD's you will get this exact error. Try
> > installing the developer version with only the install CD and the Ext CD
> > -- NOT any of the application CD's and you shouldn't have any problem.
> > That is what I had to do anyhow on all 3 of our computers. :-)
> > Let me know how it works out.
> > Patti -- Registered Linux User #184611
> >
> > Original Message dated 9/12/00, 6:06:08 AM
> > Author: Mark Thurston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Re: [newbie] More C++ problems:
> >
> >
> > This is Mark again, I tried to install the developer version of
> > Mandrake-Linux so that I could get the developer utilities. Everything
> > went smoothly until I tried to make a bootdisk, it said that the bootdisk
> > program had failed. I thought, well I will just make one later then. So
> > on I go to the Bootloader... I tried every possible combination, and I
> > tried installing it twice, the same problem came up, at the Bootloader
> > main options screen I got the following error: "LBA (doesn't work on old
> > BIOSse)" Now this is rather perplexing to me, because I installed the
> > "Automated" version before and I had no such problem. What am I doing
> > wrong? I have to get this working as soon as possible.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Mark
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
