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I'm trying to install Redhat 7.0 on my computer and I cannot get the thing
to boot after installation no matter what I try.  I have several SCSI drives
attached to an adaptec 2940UW.  One drive (sda) has win2k installed on it,
and I'm trying to install Linux onto a different drive (sdd).  I know it's
not the 1024-cylinder problem because the drive I'm installing to only has
522 cylinders.  Installation appears to go fine - I choose to install LILO
but not to the MBR and I create a boot disk, but then when I try to boot
from the boot disk it starts loading linux (it gets to the point where it
says "Loading linux.................") and then it says "Error 0x10".  I
tried installing mandrake 7.0 and the same thing happened.  Anybody have any
idea what's going on?

thanks,
-Rabi Lahiri

show us your lilo.conf, and the output from `/sbin/lilo -v -v`

Eric

I can't boot into linux at all...that's my problem.

thanks

Quote:> show us your lilo.conf, and the output from `/sbin/lilo -v -v`

> Eric

Quote:> I can't boot into linux at all...that's my problem.

Not even with the CD?

at the lilo promt: "linux rescue root=/dev/sddXXX"

Eric

I am on Redhat 7.0 updated with a Adaptec 2940U2W.

I changed myself the connector on which the Ultra 2 Wide scsi disks
where
located during setup (on Ultra Wide only) to the connector Ultra 2 Wide.

It was an installtion mistake that I found when I wished to install a
DAT backup
on the 50 pin connector.

Then Linux can not launch anymore.
What I need to do to be able to change of connector from Ultra Wide to
Ultra 2
Wide my disks ?
As I have the same problem as you...

I think your problem seems related to mine.

My lilo.conf is : for Ultra Wide connection

boot=/dev/sda
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
prompt
timeout=50
message=/boot/message
linear
default=linux

image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.16-22
        label=linux
        initrd=/boot/initrd-2.2.16-22.img
        read-only
        root=/dev/sda7

/sbin/lilo -v -v :

LILO version 21.4-4, Copyright (C) 1992-1998 Werner Almesberger
'lba32' extensions Copyright (C) 1999,2000 John Coffman

Reading boot sector from /dev/sda
Merging with /boot/boot.b
Secondary loader: 11 sectors.
Mapping message file /boot/message
Message: 46 sectors.
Boot image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.16-22
Setup length is 7 sectors.
Mapped 1228 sectors.
Mapping RAM disk /boot/initrd-2.2.16-22.img
RAM disk: 932 sectors.
Added linux *
/boot/boot.0800 exists - no backup copy made.
Map file size: 15872 bytes.
Writing boot sector.

Quote:> I am on Redhat 7.0 updated with a Adaptec 2940U2W.

> I changed myself the connector on which the Ultra 2 Wide scsi disks
> where
> located during setup (on Ultra Wide only) to the connector Ultra 2 Wide.

I have no clue what the implications of this are, but I would expect that
running /sbin/lilo would change any differnces.

Did you have conflicting ID's ?
Did you perhaps not terminate the chain correctly?

Quote:> Then Linux can not launch anymore.
> What I need to do to be able to change of connector from Ultra Wide to
> Ultra 2
> Wide my disks ?
> As I have the same problem as you...

> I think your problem seems related to mine.

> My lilo.conf is : for Ultra Wide connection

> boot=/dev/sda
> map=/boot/map
> install=/boot/boot.b
> prompt
> timeout=50
> message=/boot/message
> linear
> default=linux

> image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.16-22
>         label=linux
>         initrd=/boot/initrd-2.2.16-22.img
>         read-only
>         root=/dev/sda7

> /sbin/lilo -v -v :

> LILO version 21.4-4, Copyright (C) 1992-1998 Werner Almesberger
> 'lba32' extensions Copyright (C) 1999,2000 John Coffman

> Reading boot sector from /dev/sda
> Merging with /boot/boot.b
> Secondary loader: 11 sectors.
> Mapping message file /boot/message
> Message: 46 sectors.
> Boot image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.16-22
> Setup length is 7 sectors.
> Mapped 1228 sectors.
> Mapping RAM disk /boot/initrd-2.2.16-22.img
> RAM disk: 932 sectors.
> Added linux *
> /boot/boot.0800 exists - no backup copy made.
> Map file size: 15872 bytes.
> Writing boot sector.