Re: LILO (SuSE 6) and HD with >1024 cylinders == ERROR. Why???

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From: !!!computerdiety
Date: Fri, 07 May 1999 00:00

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On Fri, 07 May 1999 19:32:05 +0200, patrick bergner
<patrick.bergner@t-online.de> wrote:

>I am trying to install SuSE 6.0 with LILO as bootmanager
>on a harddisk with more than 1024 cylinders (24xx). In the 
>help file it is described that I have to divide the HD in 
>more partitions, one with less than 1024cyl. and the rest.
>I have done this and installed the system in this partition.
>
>If I reboot my pc after the installation the screen is filled 
>with '1010101010...' .
>
>If you have an idea, please mail me (DIRECTLY!).
>
>p.s.: the HD is on the second IDE bus and jumpered to ? (is this 
>important?).

That is VERY important. The HD has to be on the SAME IDE bus as the
Master boot Record

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