Re: Linux Doesnt Install ---plzz help.

[ABrady <kcsmart kc rr com>]

On Fri, 30 Nov 2001 12:54:37 +0530 (IST)
"Adrian D'Costa" <adrian pcsadvt com> implied:

> Hi Veena
> 
> On Thu, 29 Nov 2001, Veena Gudi wrote:
> 
> |> 	I these questions might sound very naive... But plzz help.. I am
> |> stuck up with my installation..
> |> 	Plz have the patience to go thru my story...
> 
> Ok
> 
> |> 
> |> 	1. I had installed RedHat Linux 6.1 GNUWorkstaion on my secondary
> |> master hard disk of my machine.. It got installed properly on hdc
drive..
> 
> What is your system type, hardware.  Does the BIOS detect the harddisk
> correctly?
> 
> |> 	2. Next day i tried to boot my system.. it gave me a kernel panic
> |> error with some stack dump.. So i decided re-install by booting
from my
> |> CDRom.. it gave kernel 		panic again?
> |> 	3. . Then i made my hard disk my primary master... and i Booted my
> |> system with the Linux installed harddisk as my Primary master (hda)
.. It
> |> gave "LI" and 		stopped.
> 
> First, kernal panic is basically the MBR is not correct.  Usually this
is
> the is the problem with the /etc/lilo.conf.  
> 
> Second, according the the Lilo Manual, if the "LI" appears and hangs
is
> becuase of media failure or disk geometry mismatch.  
> 
> These can be resolved by 
> 
> 1.  putting the word "linear" in the /etc/lilo.conf.  The RH 5, 6.0,
6.1
> and 6.2 does not do this by default.  You have to specify it when
> installing.
> 
> 2.  Making a small boot partition with the 1024 cylinders (10MB). 

Just wanted to point out that not all LI problems will be solved with
these 2 suggestions. Mine weren't. I did 'fdisk -l /dev/hda' and saw
some partitions with a '+' at the beginning of the blocks counts that
wouldn't go away. I had to manually experiment with fdisk during install
to get rid of them. THAT fixed the problem for me on 2 separate
harddrives.

Now I'll be quiet again.

> But you need format the harddisk and install from scratch.  This is
what I
> did.  I took option 2 as I am using ancient hardware where the BIOS
sees
> 528MB only.
> 
> Hope this helps
> 
> Adrian
> 
> 
> 
> 
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