Just to give some more information, here is the message I get when I check the configuration through the control center under "boot manager (LILO)- Configuration NOT ok. LILO said: Warning: device 0x0302 exceeds 1024 cylinder limit LILO version 21.4-4 (test mode), Copyright (C) 1992-1998 Werner Almesberger 'lba32' extensions Copyright (C) 1999,2000 John Coffman Reading boot sector from /dev/hda1 Merging with /boot/boot.b Fatal: geo_comp_addr: Cylinder number is too big (2551 > 1023)
Hope someone can help me. regards Greg On Tue, 2002-11-05 at 07:54, gklofa wrote: > Cameron, > I allowed linux to automatically set my partitions. I would have > thought this would have correctly set it all up. > I will try to have a look and see what I can do. > > thanks > On Mon, 2002-11-04 at 17:06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > It sounds like you have not set the linux partition as the "active" one. > > Use linux fdisk to check and possibly fix that. > > > > You should never have to reinstall, assuming you have a good install in the > > first place. > > > > Cameron. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Greg [mailto:gklofa@;adsl.on.net] > > > Sent: Monday, 4 November 2002 15:51 > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Booting linux > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > new to linux and need help. I currently have windows xp > > > installed on my system (on a fat32 partition). I really > > > would love to get rid of it all together, except I need it > > > for games I play. Anyway, when I install linux, I can't get > > > the boot loader to work. Windows was installed first, and I > > > install linux after, using the automatic partition option, > > > and choose lilo as my boot loader, and have it install the > > > boot information on the fist sector of the linux partition > > > (have also tried installing telling it to use the mbr > > > option), but the computer still boots straight into bloody > > > windows. I currently have to use a boot disk to access > > > linux. What is going wrong? Is there a way to get linux to > > > boot properly without having to re-install everything again, > > > or even if I have to re-install, how do I get it all to work. > > > When selecting partitions and the such, linux actually gives > > > me a message saying there may be a problem with the way the > > > system is set up and accessing /boot, and strongly reccomends > > > me to create a boot disk due to possible problems loading into linux. > > > > > > thanks for the help, cause this is really getting me annoyed. > > > > > > regards Greg. > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > redhat-list mailing list > > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@;redhat.com?subject=unsubscribe > > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@;redhat.com?subject=unsubscribe > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@;redhat.com?subject=unsubscribe > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@;redhat.com?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
