Hallo Mikkel,
> A copy of your /etc/lilo.conf file would be useful. Also, I am not sure what
> you mean when you say "copied the bootsector to my /dev/sda3". Did you have
> LILO install itself to your Linux partition, and use dd to copy it to a file
> that you copied to your NT partition?
That's exactly what I've done. I have a /dev/sda3 primary which is FAT16. Linux
resides on /dev/sda5 extended. I started LILO and then I did a dd and copied
the /devsda5 sector? to my FAT16 boot partition. This always worked that way
without any problems.
Here's the current /etc/liklo.conf
#This file has been generated by KLILO
boot=/dev/sda5
read-only
prompt
timeout=0
vga=ext
image=/boot/vmlinuz
root=/dev/sda5
label=linux-up
append=""
image=/boot/vmlinuz-secure
root=/dev/sda5
label=linux
append=""
> http://metalab.unc.edu/Linux/HOWTO/mini/Linux+NT-Loader.html
That's the way I did it.
> The error you are getting makes me suspect that you are using your old
> bootsect.lnx file, but I am not an expert in using NT's boot loader.
No, the bootsect.lnx is new and updated.
As I said it worked before, after installing a new system it does not work,
even with running lilo several times and dd the bootsector afterwards.
I only get LI.
>From the Readme:
LI The first stage boot loader was able to load the second stage boot
loader, but has failed to execute it. This can either be caused by a
geometry mismatch or by moving /boot/boot.b without running the map
installer.
I do not understand that much what is meant here. The geometry of the disk
should be O.K. One thing, where does the / partition has to be on the hd? Is it
limited to stay below 2 Gig? The bootsector is definitly on /dev/sda3 which is
below 2Gig. The /dev/sda5 begins below 2Gig but ends above. Could this be the
problem? I really have no idea, what's wrong.
TIA
Andreas
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