Kaj, I followed your instructions...didn't help. :(
/sbin/lilo results were: Added linux * Added linux-nonfb Added failsafe Added floppy lilo.conf is: boot=/dev/hda map=/boot/map install=/boot/boot.b vga=normal default=linux keytable=/boot/us.klt lba32 prompt timeout=100 message=/boot/message menu-scheme=wb:bw:wb:bw image=/boot/vmlinuz label=linux root=/dev/hda1 initrd=/boot/initrd.img append=" hdd=ide-scsi devfs=mount quiet" vga=normal read-only image=/boot/vmlinuz label=linux-nonfb root=/dev/hda1 initrd=/boot/initrd.img append=" hdd=ide-scsi devfs=mount" read-only image=/boot/vmlinuz label=failsafe root=/dev/hda1 initrd=/boot/initrd.img append=" hdd=ide-scsi devfs=mount failsafe" read-only other=/dev/fd0 label=floppy unsafe fstab is: /dev/hda1 / ext3 defaults 1 1 none /dev/pts devpts mode=0620 0 0 none /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0 /dev/hdb7 /home ext3 defaults 1 2 /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom auto user,iocharset=iso8859-1,umask=0,exec,codepage=850,ro,noauto 0 0 /dev/scd0 /mnt/cdrom2 auto user,iocharset=iso8859-1,umask=0,exec,codepage=850,ro,noauto 0 0 /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto user,iocharset=iso8859-1,umask=0,sync,exec,codepage=850,noauto 0 0 none /proc proc defaults 0 0 /dev/hdb5 /usr ext3 defaults 1 2 /dev/hdb1 /var ext3 defaults 1 2 /dev/hda5 swap swap defaults 0 0 /dev/hdb6 swap swap defaults 0 0 Thanks for your help. Bryan > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Kaj Haulrich > Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2002 4:41 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] Mandrake 8.1 won't boot from hard drive > > > Mozy wrote: > > > > Hi All, > > > > After installing Mandrake 8.1 on a Dell Dimension XPS T500 with > two IDE CD > > drives (one a CDRW) and two IDE hard drives (Western Digital > and Maxtor) I > > can't get the system to boot without using a boot disk. During > the install > > Grub was supposed to have been installed in the MBR. I tried various > > partitioning schemes, I even tried using LILO instead of Grub, all to no > > avail. > > > > Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong? I have the system up > and running > > just fine, I just don't like having to rely on a boot disk to > boot up...not > > that I have to reboot that often. :) > > > > TIA > > > > Bryan > > > > Bryan, IMHO Grub is not very mature, at least I had a headache figuring > it out and never got it working properly anyhow. Try this : run KDE or > Gnome, open "Control Center", become root, click "Boot", then "Boot > Config". Now, in the upper, right corner, click "Configure", select > lilo, and then the place where your MBR shall live, i.e. "/dev/hda". > Make additional adjustments to your liking, save everything and exit. > That is supposed to be all. As an extra precaution, I would open a > console, become root once again, and then type the command : > "/sbin/lilo" (everything withour the quotes,of course). The output from > lilo should tell you if everything is OK. If you have further trouble, > please post your "/etc/lilo.conf" and "/etc/fstab" to the list. > > HTH > > Kaj Haulrich > > >
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