crc errors with LILO
OK, I don't know if anyone caught my last post RE this ,but here's a quick brief: I have a SCSI and IDE system...the scsi drive holds root, but the scsi adapter doesn't have the ability to load w/o first having drivers loaded up. So what I thought would work (as it did with my RH install), was putting /boot on the IDE drive, and everything else on the scsi drive. Debian however didn't let me do this, and insisted that the SCSI drive boot first. THe ony way I can get this system to boot now, is with a floppy. So now, I used lilo, and tried installing it on the IDE drive: silver168:~# lilo -b /dev/hda5 Ignoring entry 'boot' Added Linux * now, when I try to boot, it says loading linux, and then when it gets to the decompression part, it gives me a crc error, and halts. I've checked the disk, and copied over the kernel that's on the floppy (which is good), and I still get the error. Anyone know how to fix this? I don't like to boot off of a floppy... thanks!! -lev
Re: crc errors with LILO
On Tue, 30 Mar, 1999 à 02:08:30AM +, Lev Lvovsky wrote: [...] So now, I used lilo, and tried installing it on the IDE drive: silver168:~# lilo -b /dev/hda5 Ignoring entry 'boot' Added Linux * It can't work : lilo relies on the bios and the bios can't access alone to /dev/hda5. Put lilo either on your MBR or on a *primary* partition. As you have logical partitions, you could put lilo in the extended partition wich is a primary partition and make it the only active partition. I've checked the disk, and copied over the kernel that's on the floppy (which is good), and I still get the error. Anyone know how to fix this? I don't like to boot off of a floppy... How are we supposed to be able to help you without the necessary details ? At least your lilo.conf and having your partition tables too would be fine. -- ( - Laurent PICOULEAU - ) /~\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] /~\ | \)Linux : mettez un pingouin dans votre ordinateur !(/ | \_|_Seuls ceux qui ne l'utilisent pas en disent du mal. _|_/
