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Article #426Re: LI (no LO)!
From: David Jenkins
Date: Wed, 03 May 2000 00:00
Date: Wed, 03 May 2000 00:00
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I just followed the default prompts of the install. In fact I did this twice because of the problem occuring the first time. How do I install LILO to the MBR?? "Ned Latham" <nenosed@apex.met.au> wrote in message news:slrn8gr8mc.udf.nenosed@localhost.localdomain... > David Jenkins wrote in <Yy6P4.5473$PL4.189411@ozemail.com.au>: > > Hmm, I'm fairly new at this Linux thing, in fact I only just installed it. I > > first put it onto a Quantum Bigfoot 1.2GB drive (I know I know). It > > installed fine and booted to the desktop. After a bit of investigation I > > decided that it was worht persuing a bit further but that the Quantum was a > > bit of a liability. > > > > I re-installed it onto a 4GB IBM DHEA drive but upon reboot it hangs at LI. > > > > I have repeated the installation twice with the same results both times. The > > install on the Quantum drive still works fine if I substitute the drives. > > > > Can anyone tell me what is going on???? > > Did you install LILO to the Master Boot Record? LI happened to me once > when I installed LILO to the Boot Sector of the root partition (I did > a reinstall to cure it). > > -- > Ned ++++++ Democracy means "the people rule". > To reply, cut out my nose and make the met a net.
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