I am getting my first taste of frustration with linux lately. I had a hard
disk go bad in my notebook so I ordered a replacement to install only linux
on. The problem is that lilo will not come up at boot time.
I partitioned my disk as follows
/dev/hda1 Suspend Partition
/dev/hda2 /
/dev/hda3 swap
/dev/hda4 extended
/dev/hda5 /usr
/dev/hda6 /var
/dev/hda7 /home
I am using the lilo.conf file
boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
prompt
timeout=50
linear
default=linux
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.14-5.0
label=linux
read-only
root=/dev/hda2
After running lilo at the command prompt I get the message that lilo has
added linux, but upon rebooting the portable states that I need to enter a
boot disk. If I insert the installation CD, reboot and type "linux
root=/dev/hda2 initrd=" at the command prompt the system starts and mounts
all of my partitions.
Also I am running redhat 6.2 and windows 98 SE on my original HD and did not
have any problems, Lilo installed fine.
Just for kicks I decided to try installing Windows and the blasted thing
booted fine after installation. So I tried reinstalling linux to no avail.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks,
Chad
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