> Shapira Home Mail wrote:
> > >
> > > the prblem was that when i booted linux, i got ascreen full of 00 00
00
> > > etc...
> > > i loaded linux using loadlin and did: lilo -u
> > > that solved the problem....
> > > now, what do i do??
> > > hda1 is dos
> > > hda2 is a v. small partiotion /boot
> > > hdb1 is dos
> > > hdc1 is linux
> >
> > Okay, you need to boot from a boot floppy, not an install floppy.
> >
> > Then you type: linux root=/dev/hdc1 r/o
> >
> > Your normal linux system will boot using the kernel on the floopy.
> >
> > See below for a sample lilo.conf:
> >
> > Note that /dev/hda2 must be mounted as /boot and it must be totaly
within
> > 8 gig.
> >
> > Check the translation type for /dev/hda if it is LBA or ( AUTO and >
2gig)
> > add a line with the word linear after default in the lilo.conf.
>
> tried that, when runing lilo it said ": no such directory"
> so i used linuxconf and tried that way and I'm back to the 00 00 000 000
00
> 0 00 0 000 when booting.....
> (i booted with a diskette and removed lilo alltogether). Now i gotta try
> again.. or should i just give it up??
>
> MS
> >
> >
> > Geoff.
> >
> > --
> > Geoffrey S. Mendelson
> > Tel: (03) 6944-211 Fax: (03) 6944-225 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >
> > boot=/dev/hda
> > map=/boot/map
> > install=/boot/boot.b
> > prompt
> > timeout=50
> > default=linux
> >
> > linear <-- only if you have /dev/hda in LBA or auto mode
> >
> > image=/boot/????? <- your kernel name
> > label=linux
> > read-only
> > root=/dev/hdc1
> >
> > other=/dev/hda1
> > label=dos
> > table=/dev/hda
> >
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