> Hi Sean
>
> Change the default setting to "windows" minus the quotes of course giving
> you a line that reads:
> default =windows
That what i have been attempting to do using the emacs editor, but every
time I run /sbin/lilo to get lilo to accept the edited changes I get the
cylinder error message I spoke of.
> as for the cylinder error. I had a similar error when I disabled
> lba during
> installation. I take it windows on your system has something like the 1st
> 8gig of the HD? If so, look for where you are asked about lba
> suuport during
> installation. I can't recall exactly where it was now, but I suspect that
> may solve the prob.
Windows ME actually takes up the first 4 gb of my HD and Mandrake the
remaining 4GB, am I going to have to reinstall again?
> James
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sean Kenny" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 8:52 AM
> Subject: [newbie] lilo config problems
>
>
> > Here's my lilo.conf file and below is the problem I'm having
> >
> > boot=/dev/hda
> > map=/boot/map
> > install=/boot/boot.b
> > default=linux
> > keytable=/boot/uk.klt
> > lba32
> > prompt
> > timeout=50
> > message=/boot/message
> > image=/boot/vmlinuz
> > label=linux
> > root=/dev/hda7
> > append=" hdb=ide-scsi"
> > read-only
> > image=/boot/vmlinuz
> > label=failsafe
> > root=/dev/hda7
> > append=" hdb=ide-scsi failsafe"
> > read-only
> > other=/dev/hda1
> > label=windows
> > table=/dev/hda
> > other=/dev/fd0
> > label=floppy
> > unsafe
> >
> > I want to change this to boot into Windows by default, while I'm
> familairising
> > myself with Mandrake, and because the kids insist, but whether I do this
> in
> > Klilo or edit it myself in emacs and run /sbin/lilo I get the following
> error
> > message
> >
> > warning: device 0x0307 exceeds 1204 cylinder limit
> > Fatal: geo_comp_addr: Cylinder number is too big (2991 > 1023)
> >
> > Wgat does this mean and how can I get around it?
> >
>
