Re: lilo problems on a Compaq ProLiant DL360

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

On Tue, Jun 19, 2001 at 05:22:59PM -0500, Jeff Busch wrote:
> Hi-
> 
> I've run into issues booting this computer after a kickstart install.  I get
> an "LI" printed on the screen and it hangs.
> 
> As suggested by some newsgroup postings, I have:
> 
> 	-created a 15MB /boot partition (/dev/ida/c0d0p1, the first partition)
> 	-used "linear" mode in lilo.conf
> 	-not installed a management partition
On a 15MB partition you might be well beyond the 1024 cylinder
limit for thge linear option in lilo.conf. Use lba32 instead.
> 
> Lilo is installed in the MBR.  I called Compaq support and they have nothing
> to offer, other than digging up a newer firmware image for the controller.
> 
> In a related problem, after booting off a kickstart floppy from the "virtual
> floppy" on the Remote Insight lights-out edition card, linux is not able to
> see the floppy and the ks.cfg contained there.  I can work around this using
> "linux ks=nfs: ..." but that's somewhat annoying to maintain.
> 
> Thanks for the help.
> -Jeff Busch
> System Administrator
> Half.com - an eBay company
> 
> 
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