On Tue, 21 Oct 1997, Oliver Elphick wrote: > Mario Olimpio de Menezes wrote: > > I'm trying to install Debian on a PPro and I having problems > >with Lilo. > > I can use the boot floppy created at install step but if I > >compile a custom kernel, install it and run lilo, the boot process > >or hangs with "LIL-" > > >From /usr/doc/lilo/Manual.txt: > > LIL- The descriptor table is corrupt. This can either be caused by a > geometry mismatch or by moving /boot/map without running the map > installer. > > I don't know if this is sufficient information for you. What have you > got in /etc/lilo.conf? How are you running lilo?
the lilo.conf has normal (almost default) options boot=/dev/sda1 # checked w/ cfdisk root=/dev/sda1 ... image=/boot/vmlinuz label=Linux Seems to me that I did some mistake, such as changing the map file without running lilo. Now, I don't know how to correct this. I can boot from my custom boot floppy created by lilo or from rescue. Even if I create a new boot floppy with 'dd if=kernel...' I can boot from it. I even tried to reinstall the kernel-image package, without success. Also included the "linear" option in lilo.conf; nothing :-( How do I correct my disk map/geometry/whatever? Please, help. Mario O.de Menezes "Many are the plans in a man's heart, but IPEN-CNEN/SP is the Lord's purpose that prevails" http://curiango.ipen.br/~mario Prov. 19.21 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .