Thanks for your help. Using the original CD's, I was able to get into linux and run lilo to create a new boot disk.
I've had lba32 in my lilo.conf files for quite a while. But I still get the >1024 error when trying to set up lilo on my hdd. If PowerQuest would upgrade Partition Magic to support Ext3 soon I'd rather upgrade to that and use Boot Magic for the long term. I'll be patient till then. Eric > > 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
