Ho Ming Shun wrote:
>
> A long time ago (Fri, Dec 08, 2000 at 09:27:23PM +1100), in a galaxy far far away,
>Shane Anderson wrote :
> > Not another Newbie!
> >
> > Sorry guys, comes with the territory of using an OS that is growing rapidly
> > in popularity :)
> >
> > Also, I'm a Mac user :) Now now, be nice :)
> >
> > I am actually Shane Anderson, the Mac EvangeList List Dad
> > <http://www.macevangelist.com>.
> >
> > Anyway, I have just bought myself a nice new 900MHz Athlon and 2 HDs and I
> > wish to run a dual boot system, Win98SE and Linux (Corel Dist.).
> >
> > I have had a problem that my searches on the web have discovered is common,
> > I get 01 01 01 01 01 all over my screen after installing Linux on the 2nd
> > drive, which is the slave of the main bus. The only way to get back to Win98
>
> I think that the problem here is that the Linux partition is >1024 cylinders. LIO
>needs the kernel to be below 1024 cylinders to be able to load it. Two solutions:
>
> 1. Download and install a new version of LILO. This could allow you to load the
>kernel from a high cylinder. Since your box is so new, I am assuming that the BIOS
>would support the stuff to load high cylinders(still haven't really understood the
>details of this yet). I have tried it on some older boxes and it would not work.
OR download GAG and set it up. GAG is a boot loader and should
solve your problem. It is so easy to use even a Mac user could
probably figure it out ;-P
Stay well and happy
Heracles
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