yeah i had a problem with that too. i installed 8.0 workstation and it always gives me a problem with the install. i guess it all depends on what boot loader you selected. i used lilo and i cannot boot linux at all. another thing is that lilo can only read to the first 1024 sectors. so if thats the problem you can try to use grub. do you have any suggestions on what i can do to fix my problem?? it just loads to a black screen and thats all.
-Bas --- Alex <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The only thing I would have done different would be > to put the 60G on > the primary slave. > Why would you want to slave it to the secondary with > a promary slot > open? Is that a performance thing? > > You may have the answer. > "Read further and found that LILO and GRUB will > complain if /boot is > not on one of the first 2 IDE devices found > (counting CD drives also.)" > > --Alex Janssen > > Jay Crews wrote: > > >I am installing RedHat 8.0 on 2 new Dell 1.8 gig > machines. > >After installation, one boots fine from the hard > drive, > >but the other does not. It will only boot from the > boot disk > >created during installation. > > > >The machines are identical with one exception. I > added > >a 60 gig hard drive to one. Since that's the only > difference, > >I'm focusing on that as the problem. > > > >Here's the IDE drive setup: > > > >Machine A (the one from the factory, unchanged) > > Primary Master - 20 gig hard drive > > Primary Slave - none > > Secondary Master - CD Drive > > Secondary Slave - none > > > >Machine B (the one I added a second drive to.) > > Primary Master - 20 gig hard drive > > Primary Slave - none > > Secondary Master - CD Drive > > Secondary Slave - 60 gig hard drive > > > > > >Machine A is fine. Machine B will not boot from > the hard drive > >after install. > > > >More details on B. > > > >Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available > Use% Mounted on > >/dev/hda2 5036316 305808 4474676 > 7% / > >/dev/hdd1 10079324 32828 9534484 > 1% /backup > >/dev/hda1 77750 17304 56432 > 24% /boot > >/dev/hda6 9068616 33420 8574536 > 1% /home > >none 127188 0 127188 > 0% /dev/shm > >/dev/hdd2 8063424 3868904 3784920 > 51% /usr > >/dev/hda3 4032124 55508 3771788 > 2% /var/www > > > > > >I installed the first time, and made /boot 128 > megs. Thought that was > >fine, but read the docs closer and it suggested 75 > megs. So I went > >back and re-partitioned and made /boot 75 megs (the > first partition > >(under 1023 cause I read that can be a problem), > and primary partition.) > >Read further and found that LILO and GRUB will > complain if /boot > >is not on one of the first 2 IDE devices found > (counting CD drives also.) > >Well, the second hard drive is the 3rd (hdd, > right?), but /boot > >is on hda (the first one, right?) > > > >Another note. If I set BIOS to boot from the hard > drive first > >(diskette second), it locks up with cursor in upper > left hand corner. > >ie Will not fail and look at the diskette. But > flip it the other > >way, and it'll boot right up from the diskette. > > > >What am I missing here? > > > >I'd really prefer not to have to re-install again, > but I will. Just > >don't want to go for a 3rd time with no clue. > > > >Suggestions? > > > >MUCH THANKS! > > > >-- Jay Crews > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe > mailto:redhat-list-request@;redhat.com?subject=unsubscribe > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search new jobs daily now http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/ -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@;redhat.com?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
