Re: Seawolf won't boot after install

["A. Konstam" <akonstam trinity edu>]

On Sun, Jun 17, 2001 at 07:01:19PM +0200, Marc wrote:
> I installed RedHat 7.1 from scratch on my scsi disk (symbios 53875
> controller) This all went ok excpet for 2 problems.   At the end of the
> install lilo refuses to install on my /dev/sda2 (/boot) partion because
> it is not the first disk (first disk is apparently /dev/hda).
>  
> Well no worries I thought, I just create a boot disk and I will sort the
> lilo problem out later.  Well after The install process created my
> bootdisk and the system was ready to reboot, I booted from the bootdisk.
>  
> It did not work.   It says:
> loading initrd.........
> loading vmlinuz........
>  
> And then nothing happens.  It says cannot load please mount another
> bootdisk.
> Is there any other way to boot my system??
>  
>  
I assume what the system is saying is the MBR has to be on the hda disk.
Why not put it there? You can boot your 7.1 CD in rescue mode and run lilo
puttring the primary boot loader on /dec/hda1.
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