Hi,
I really need some (PLEASE). After I successfully installed the base
system, I configured the /etc/lilo.conf file and when I reboot, my sytem
displays this :
LI....
and then freezes. Hopefully someone can help me.
Now I will give you a description of what I am trying to do so you can
understand my problem better.
I have two hard drives and I'll call them "/dev/hda" and "/dev/hdc".
/dev/hda is a "master" on the first IDE chain and /dev/hdc is also a "master"
but on the second IDE chain. I have DOS/win95 on /dev/hda and just
installed the base of Linux on /dev/hdc (dedicate only to Linux).
***When I make the /root partition on /dev/hdc, I make it bootable***
This is what I want to do:
I want to have a choice to of DOS/win95 or Linux when I boot my system
This is what I did, I not sure if it is right or not:
-run liloconfig
-said "YES" to the first question to install a partition boot
record on /dev/hdc.
-said "NO" to making a master boot record on my second drive /dev/hdc
cuz to want to boot from /dev/hda and I assume that it is
right not making a mbr on /dev/hdc.
-said "NO" to the third question, not making my /dev/hdc active.
Now I go in "/etc/lilo.conf" and fix it by hand and this is what
it looks like: (I delete the original data that lilo provided such as
compact, install=/boot/boot.b, ....etc)
boot=/dev/hda
delay=40
other=/dev/hda1
label=windows
table=/dev/hda
image=/vmlinuz
root=/dev/hdc2 #hdc2 is my root partition
label-Linux
read-only
This is the exact data in this file.
I save this file and type the command "lilo" and I get this :
Added windows *
Added Linux
Then I reboot....
and I system freezes at LI....
Now I can't even boot DOS/win95 because I can't get my /etc/lilo.conf to
work. I tried to remove the file "boot.0300" in the /boot dir on
/dev/hdc2 but that doesn't work . I also have the file "boot.0613" or
something like that in my /boot dir but I didn't delete(I am not sure
what it is).
If you have the time, please help, THANKS!
--
Tam
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