Try putting lba32 instead of linear in /etc/lilo.conf when doing the below.
Wagner, Joseph wrote: > Dust off your Redhat Linux 7.2 CD's. You'll need them. > > 1) Boot off the first CD as if you were going to install. Instead of installing, go >into Rescue mode. > > 2) Run 'chroot /mnt/sysimage' This will change your root directory to your / >partition. If you're unsure what your partitions are, run 'fdisk -l' > > 3) From here, try to re-run LILO. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Eric Kadison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 1:15 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RH vs. LILO > > > Hi all, > > Can someone help me figure out how to get my RH 7.2 back? I've used a LILO boot >diskette since installing RH on my dual boot RH 7.2 / Win 98 system. I recently used >Partition Magic to increase the size of my RH / partition and now the boot diskette >won't work. I guess it knew the partition layout. My RH partitions are all Ext2, >not Ext3 type. > > Now I need to figure out how to boot something that will allow me to get back into >RH and I haven't a clue as to what. > > I might install PM's boot loader to give me a permanent solution. Is this a viable >solution? I have PM 5.0. I've not been successful with GRUB -- it got an exception >during the RH 7.2 install. I backed off to LILO, But it would not install on the >hdd -- cylinder no > 1024. System is an Athlon 850, 256 MB RAM, 13 GB IBM HDD >(ATA66) using an Via-based MB. > > TIA, > Eric > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
