Re: lilo install problem

[Gordon Messmer <yinyang eburg com>]

Rick Knebel wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I posted a message before of my problems installing lilo on the install.
> I have a promise pci card to enable ultradma mode in my new seagate harddrive.
> They are both recognized on bootup but I cannot install lilo.
> My drive is labeled hde.
> I can boot into my system fine using the boot disc I made during the install.
> 
> If I run the command lilo once I boot up it gives me the error message
> Sorry, don't know how to handle device 0x2102.
> 
> How can I find out what this device is and how to fix it.
> 
> Booting with a disc is a bummer.

Can you disable the motherboard's IDE ports?  Most BIOS's will let you
do that, which should make the Linux kernel see your Seagate as
/dev/hda, making lilo happy.

MSG