On Thu, Aug 31, 2000 at 11:47:25AM +0900, Jack Morgan wrote:
> I installed debian on a new HDD and after installing the base I get LI at
> boot time? Any suggestions as to what I did wrong?
I guess your kernel is below the 1024 limit...
The easiest way to avoid these problems is to created a smal
On Thu, 31 Aug 2000, Debian User Jean-Baptiste Note wrote:
>This limitation has only recently been left off, and could arise if you
>use your disk in normal mode.
This was it. Changed HDD to LBA from normal and all was fine!
Cheers
Jack Morgan Debian GNU/Linux Enthusia
Getting a prompt like "LI" or "LIL" is a situation from
where the system just cannot boot from the hard disk
because the LILO code placed in the MBR is broken. The
solution to this problem lies in fixing the Master Boot
Record.
You have no option but to boot from the back-up disks
that you c
Here's what a get from "Linux Kernel Insternals" :
Startup Messages :
LI : the first step of the loaderhas been able ro load the second step
whose processing then failed. This can be caused by an incorrect
geometry or by repositionning the file boot.b without reinstalling the
loader.
Also, is you
hi jack
take me to your leader ( just kidding )
i hope you have another linux system
if you doand its system is same or close enough...
copy the kernel from that other box to floppy and boot
from floppy
other# dd if=/boot/your_kernel of=/dev/fd0
other# rdev /dev/fd0 /dev/hda1
On Thu, 31 Aug 2000, Jack Morgan wrote:
>I installed debian on a new HDD and after installing the base I get LI at
>boot time? Any suggestions as to what I did wrong?
I also tried Tom's boot disk and got LIL-
Thanks
Jack Morgan Debian GNU/Linux Enthusiast
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I installed debian on a new HDD and after installing the base I get LI at
boot time? Any suggestions as to what I did wrong?
Thanks
Jack Morgan Debian GNU/Linux Enthusiast
[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.mandinka.org
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