Mozy wrote: > > 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 > >
Bryan, to me everything seems to be OK in your fstab and lilo.conf , just wondering : why 2 swap-partitions ? Not that it matters, though. Anyway, admitting that it's beyond me, I think there was a thread about 2 weeks ago concerning boot-issues on a two-harddisk system. Fairly similar to your problem AFAIR. Tryt a search on the mail archive with something like MBR + hda + hdb. Sorry, I'm out of ideas :-( Kaj Haulrich
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