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Old 05-19-2001, 01:13 PM   #1
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hi there!!

I've put lilo into a floppy and it may not run properly... I think....

In fact after bios boot compares li and an infinite series of 01010101010....

If I do not use the boot floppy only windows starts...

I use 1 hd for Win and an hd for Linuz (Suse 7.1)

I've tried to install lilo also into the mbr but he resulst is the same..

Help Please!!
 
Old 05-20-2001, 12:11 AM   #2
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If the Windows runs on FAT16 or MS-DOS partition then u will not face any prob reg the LILO or else its difficult.

Kias
 
Old 05-20-2001, 05:20 AM   #3
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How did you make your floppy?
the letters li indicates that lilo the second part of lilo loaded but couldn't execute.
This is usually caused by a disk geometry mismatch.
 
Old 05-20-2001, 10:00 AM   #4
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the boot disk is made by SuSe installation prog..
I'll try also to make a boot by myself but the result are
the same.

How can I specify disk geometry into lilo.conf?
 
Old 05-20-2001, 10:38 AM   #5
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I read this error explanation from a book on Red Hat linux.
I don't know exactly what it means.
Some more info would probably help others to help you.
What hardware do you have, harddisks?
Does your linux start at all?
 
Old 05-20-2001, 11:56 AM   #6
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I'm curious as to how you have set up your Linux partitions. I think that you have installed SUSE on a HD which has a different IDE channel??

(ie is SUSE on the /hdc or /hdd drive?

If so then LILO will not work because I had exactly the same problem - same error, and I had to put the drive on the same IDE channel as windows.

Swap the HD over to /hdb and then re-install SUSE, place LILO on a floppy and you should be able to boot Linux. Wneh all is right change LILO to boot from the MBR.

This is if you have SUSE on /hdc or /hdd?
 
Old 05-21-2001, 03:29 AM   #7
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I have 2 hd
One with windows (Ide ch1 master) and one with Linux (Ide ch2 slave)

The linux partition are only on the second hd: a swap hdd2 and a primary hdd1. No linux partition on the first hd

The first hd is a Samsung (Cil:1024 Head:255 Sec:63 as bios set). The second hd is a conner (Cli:619.... I dont remember)

But during installation i didnt set to put lilo into the mbr of teh first hd, i only make a bootable floppy!!!

And if i put the installation cd and stop the installation
compares a Suse installation menu and fro there i can boot Linux correctly!!!!


 
Old 05-21-2001, 05:45 AM   #8
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problem solved

I've made a win boot disk with loadlin and kernel image a now seems work fine!!!

Thanks a lot
 
  


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