On Sun, Sep 02, 2001 at 09:58:08PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'm trying to set up a machine I just built to run Debian. It installs fine, > but LILO says it cannot install itself on the hard disk due to an error, (I > forgot what it says precisely, but it says this is a common problem with > disks over 500mb.) It suggests making a /boot partition at the start of the > disk, but I do not understand how to do that. I tried installing it in the > root partition's boot sector and writing an MBR, but the system can't find > the OS when I boot with it that way. > > Does anyone know what I should do?
Knowing the "error" would help. I'm going to guess if you run - # lilo -L it will install. hth, kent
