RE: LI on bootup (Am I missing something?)

[Keith Wyatt <kew teleport com>]

I sent you a response but your ISP bounced my email. 

You need to upgrade to kernel 2.0.36! You can
get an updated kernel with headers at:
ftp://ftp.cc.gatech.edu
/pub/Linux/distributions/redhat/updates/5.0/i386

kernel-2.0.36-3.i386.rpm               
kernel-pcmcia-cs-2.0.36-3.i386.rpm
kernel-headers-2.0.36-3.i386.rpm       
kernel-source-2.0.36-3.i386.rpm
kernel-ibcs-2.0.36-3.i386.rpm
 

I had a similar problem. Instead of using hda=c,h,s
use hd=c,h,s.  If you have a BIOS that is not able
to recoginize a large drive like mine then you will
have problems.

I talked with a long time linux user and
computer geek and we finally decided to turn
off the hd in the BIOS and use a boot disk.
So my HD is not listed in my BIOS and everything
works fine. It is a little slower at boot time,
but everything works 100% now. 
 

On Sun, 28 Feb 1999, Smith, Nathan A., Capt. wrote:

> Hi, 
> 
> I posted this question on Friday, it's now late Sunday and I haven't heard a
> peep.  I was wondeirng if I am posting this incorrectly or to the wrong list
> or something.  I have posted other questions, with similar results.  I
> figure I must be doing something wrong -- Could someone clue me in?  Thanks
> 
> Nathan
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	Smith, Nathan A., Capt. [SMTP:smithna Comanche plk af mil]
> > Sent:	Friday, February 26, 1999 6:19 PM
> > To:	redhat-list redhat com
> > Subject:	LI on bootup
> > 
> > > Hi everyone, 
> > > 
> > > Hopefully I can give all the information necessary to have this question
> > > answered.  Some background, I am building a 486 computer for a family
> > > friend.  His previous harddrive was only 170 megs and insufficient for
> > > what he is going to be doing with it.  So we got a 6.4 gig (most bang
> > for
> > > the buck).  I went through and did an install using my Redhat 5.0 cdrom.
> > > I partitioned the drive as follows:
> > > 
> > > hda1 40megs with root partition
> > > hda2  about 3 gigs with /usr partition
> > > hda3  about 3 gigs with /home partition
> > > hda4  rest of drive for swap
> > > 
> > > The install went fine.  However, when booting I got the infamous LI and
> > > system freeze situation.  Now, I have read the Large Disk howto and the
> > > LILO howto and based on them I have tried adding the following line:
> > > 
> > > hda=6664, 30, 63 and the linear options to the lilo.conf file.  This
> > > hasn't helped.
> > > 
> > > The computer I am using is a 486DX2 66.  The bios does recongize the
> > > harddirve correctly (as does LINUX during bootup).  This bios doesn't
> > have
> > > LBA (it has something for large blocks, but I hadn't seen it before and
> > I
> > > have it turned on anyways).
> > > 
> > > BTW:  the current partition setup I have is based off of several
> > messages
> > > I read (via a web search), that said that LILO needed to be on a
> > partition
> > > within the first 1023 cyclinders of the harddrive.  I have tried
> > > repartitioning the harddrive in several different ways.
> > > 
> > > If there is anything else I am not including please let me know as I
> > > really would like to get my friend his computer.  Thanks in advance
> > > 
> > > Nathan Alonzo Smith	
> > > TSX-5 SpaceCraft Engineer
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
> > 
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