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by **Gus** » Sun, 31 Dec 1899 09:00:00

I have gone through the install for the new linux software i just bought,
and i can't get the bootloader to install.. for some reason it just says
that there's an error... i have a /boot partition, a / partition and a /usr
partition... and then a dos partition for running win98 also.. I can get
LILO to load if i use the boot disk, and i can actually get the OS up and
running, but if i just start the computer, since i didn't sucessfully
install the boot loader, it just hangs up with LI on the screen after my
BIOS stuff gets done.. please help me :)

thanks,
a Stumped linux newbie

by **Gus** » Sun, 31 Dec 1899 09:00:00

by **Charles Sulliva** » Sun, 31 Dec 1899 09:00:00

Are the partitions in the order you state them? The most
common problem leading to the situation you describe is that
the kernel (presumably in your /boot partition) is located
above the 1024 cylinder boundary on the drive.

>I have gone through the install for the new linux software i just bought,
>and i can't get the bootloader to install.. for some reason it just says
>that there's an error... i have a /boot partition, a / partition and a /usr
>partition... and then a dos partition for running win98 also.. I can get
>LILO to load if i use the boot disk, and i can actually get the OS up and
>running, but if i just start the computer, since i didn't sucessfully
>install the boot loader, it just hangs up with LI on the screen after my
>BIOS stuff gets done.. please help me :)

>thanks,
>a Stumped linux newbie

by **wille** » Sun, 31 Dec 1899 09:00:00

this is kinda related to gus's problem.
I also hang up w/ only LI on the screen.
My question is how you get rid of the LILO boot.
I just would like my computer to boot straight to windows.

//Are the partitions in the order you state them? The most
//common problem leading to the situation you describe is that
//the kernel (presumably in your /boot partition) is located
//above the 1024 cylinder boundary on the drive.
//
//>I have gone through the install for the new linux software i just bought,
//>and i can't get the bootloader to install.. for some reason it just says
//>that there's an error... i have a /boot partition, a / partition and a /usr
//>partition... and then a dos partition for running win98 also.. I can get
//>LILO to load if i use the boot disk, and i can actually get the OS up and
//>running, but if i just start the computer, since i didn't sucessfully
//>install the boot loader, it just hangs up with LI on the screen after my
//>BIOS stuff gets done.. please help me :)
//>
//>
//>thanks,
//>a Stumped linux newbie
//>
//>
//
//
//

by **Charles Sulliva** » Sun, 31 Dec 1899 09:00:00

If you want to forget about Linux entirely, just run
the DOS FDISK.EXE command with the undocumented option:
FDISK /MBR

>this is kinda related to gus's problem.
>I also hang up w/ only LI on the screen.
>My question is how you get rid of the LILO boot.
>I just would like my computer to boot straight to windows.

>//Are the partitions in the order you state them? The most
>//common problem leading to the situation you describe is that
>//the kernel (presumably in your /boot partition) is located
>//above the 1024 cylinder boundary on the drive.
>//

>//>I have gone through the install for the new linux software i just
bought,
>//>and i can't get the bootloader to install.. for some reason it just says
>//>that there's an error... i have a /boot partition, a / partition and a
/usr
>//>partition... and then a dos partition for running win98 also.. I can
get
>//>LILO to load if i use the boot disk, and i can actually get the OS up
and
>//>running, but if i just start the computer, since i didn't sucessfully
>//>install the boot loader, it just hangs up with LI on the screen after my
>//>BIOS stuff gets done.. please help me :)
>//>
>//>
>//>thanks,
>//>a Stumped linux newbie
>//>
>//>
>//
>//
>//

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