On Sat, 6 Mar 1999, Eric wrote:
> How does one fix the problem of LILO saying:
>
> LI
> LI
>
> when it boots and then just hanging there? It's a pretty standard
> system, /dev/hda1 is a 4 gig partition and /dev/hda2 is swap. the
> boot block is being installed.
I believe that this happens when your boot partition is >=1024
cylinders. I know this is a throwback to the old dos days, and has
something to do with compatability (or lackof in a BIOS). Use LBA mode
for your hardrive and make sure the boot partition is <=1023 cylinders.
Mike Wood
