Redhat 4.1 LILO install problem

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From: Scott Harris
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 1997 00:00

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Hi All,

Firstly, apologies if this has been covered before - I'm only new to
this newsgroup, being a linux newbie.

Here lies my problem : I'm installing redhat 4.1 onto my drive from a 
spare partition. Install goes fine, until it gets to the LILO install.
It refuses to install properly, saying it found an error. The disk is
a WD 540Meg drive, and the spare partition is on the second disk - a
small maxtor drive.

Anyhow, I've tried reformatting the install drive, to no avail. On boot
my system comes up with the "LI" of "LILO", and then just sits there. 
Bizarre.

Has anyone had the same problem?  Anyone have any ideas what to do in
my situation??  Bear in mind I'm rather a novice at this linux thing -
please be gentle with me :)   If I'm doing something incredibly stupid,
please tell me!

Thanks in advance for your help.

-Scott

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Date: 1997/03/13
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