On Tue, Jan 29, 2002 at 11:53:52PM +0100, Beat Bolli wrote: > Hi all > > I'm trying to install Woody on this laptop. It has a floppy drive xor a > CD-ROM drive; the two can't be used at the same time. > > So I started with Toms Root and Boot disk (http://www.toms.net/rb), used it > to partition and format the hard disk and to wget the base2_2.tgz from my > server. I get to the point where base2_2.tgz is unpacked, lilo.conf is > set up just right and everything is ready to run lilo. > > But lilo says: > --- snip --- > /# lilo -r /mnt -v > LILO Version 20, Copyright 1992-1997 Werner Almesberger > > Reading boot sector from current root. > Can't put the boot sector on logical partition 0x306 > /# _ > --- snap --- > > The file systems are mounted as follows: > > /dev/hda6 on /mnt type ext2 (rw) > /dev/hda7 on /mnt/home type ext2 (rw) > /dev/hda1 on /mnt/boot type ext2 (rw) > > /dev/hda5 is the swap partition. > > lilo.conf has: > --- snip --- > lba32 > boot=/dev/hda1 > root=/dev/hda6 > compact > install=/boot/boot.b > map=/boot/map > prompt > timeout=20 > vga=2 > default=Linux > image=/vmlinuz > label=Linux > read-only > image=/vmlinuz.old > label=LinuxOLD > read-only > optional > --- snap --- > > I just don't get it. LILO shouldn't try to put the boot sector on /dev/hda6, > but on /dev/hda1??
Perhaps try "boot=/dev/hda" instead of "boot=/dev/hda1" That will install LILO into the MBR, which might work better. HTH, -- Mike Alborn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> # pgp keyid: C36DC30B # http://odoitau.dyn.dhs.org If in doubt, mumble.
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