Ok, I have done some investigating.
The original response I got from doing a /sbin/lilo -v is
LILO version 21.4-4, Copyright (C) 1992-1998 Werner Almesberger
'lba32' extensions Copyright (C) 1999,2000 John Coffman
Reading boot sector from /dev/hda
Merging with /boot/boot.b
Fatal: 'linear' and 'lba32' (-l and -L) are mutually exclusive.
My lilo.conf file looked like this:
boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
prompt
timeout=50
message=/boot/message
linear
default=linux
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.16-22
label=linux
read-only
root=/dev/hda5
other=/dev/hda1
label=dos
I modified it (based on the email below) to look like this:
boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
prompt
lba32
timeout=50
message=/boot/message
linear
default=Linux
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.16-22
label=Linux
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.2.16-22.img
read-only
root=/dev/hda5
image=/dev/hda1
label=Win98
After I do a /sbin/lilo -v it returns the same error message from above.
Any ideas what I should do?
Thanks,
Kevin
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>From: Ward William E DLDN Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:
>"'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" Subject: RE: Reinstall LILO manually? Date: Wed,
>7 Mar 2001 16:25:14 -0500
>
>The answer to your question is YES, you can reinstall LILO manually; the
>other part of your question (which you didn't ask) is how to get LILO
>working properly as it currently exists (which is the more important,
>potentially, question!).
>
>Have you tried running adding LBA32 to your /etc/lilo.conf and rerunning
>lilo? If you have a large partition (>8 GB) it won't boot from LILO without
>it. I would suggest that you try to find WHY LILO isn't working... RH7.0
>came with the LBA32 optionable LILO, no upgrade required.
>
>Put it in after prompt and before timeout, e.g.
>
>prompt lba32 timeout=50
>
>You may also need to remove the word linear. As in all changes to system
>files MAKE A COPY FIRST!
>
>Then run lilo:
>
>/sbin/lilo -v
>
>and you should be fixed. You should also double check (first!) that you
>have specified the Win98 partition. This may look like this, although you
>should correct it for your system:
>
>image=/dev/hda label=Win98
>
>Which needs to be added to the /etc/lilo.conf. So, in total, you need a
>lilo.conf something like this, minimum:
>
>boot=/dev/hda map=/boot/map install=/boot/boot.b prompt lba32 timeout=50
>default=Linux image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.16-22 label=Linux
>initrd=/boot/initrd-2.2.16-22.img read-only root=/dev/hda2 image=/dev/hda1
>label=Win98
>
>Then run /sbin/lilo -v and that should do it, I think (though I'm sure that
>someone will correct me if I've made a mistake; I'm doing this off the top
>of my head, and haven't had to do this in 5 months, so I could use a jog in
>the elbow if I've messed something up!)
>
>Bill Ward -----Original Message----- From: K Old
>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 3:51 PM To:
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Reinstall LILO manually?
>
>
>Hello all,
>
>I was wondering if I could reinstall LILO manually without having to go
>through the reinstall process for RH 7.0. For some reason LILO did not take
>
>control of my MBR and the only way I can get into RH7 is to boot from a
>floppy. I almost lost the floppy the other day, but was lucky and found it.
>
>So to keep from being dependent upon a floppy I've decided to get to the
>bottom of this problem. I have edited the lilo.conf file and tried to test
>it by starting lilo, but I get an error message....something to do with
>memory...if I need the specific error message I can provide it. Should I
>use another boot loader? If so, are they easy to configure. I basically
>want the option to be able to boot into either Win98 or RH.
>
>Thanks, Kevin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>
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