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> I have a problem, could anyone help me?

> This is a fresh install of Redhat 6.1.  I presume that since it's displaying
> LI that lilo has been run.  That leaves drive geometry, right?  I can't boot
> the OS I just installed but I am able to boot using a rescue floppy I got
> from the internet.  It is based on the 1.3.84.  Using this, I can boot and
> get at the install I just made, but I think I'm still using the rescue
> kernel.  I have tried to make another boot floppy using the Redhat 6.1
> kernel, but I can't get it to work.

> After booting with the rescue floppy and telling it to use the hard drive,
> the kernel reports itself as 1.3.84, so even though it's trying to boot from
> the harddrive, I'm somehow still using the rescue kernel.

> What I want to accomplish either to fix the LILO on my harddrive, or to get
> the one on the floppy to get the correct kernel.  I believe that the kernel
> that's on the hard drive is 2.2.12-20

> Here is a bunch of info about my setup.

> Drives:
> Harddrive: Master on first IDE
> 8455 Mb
> cylinders                         16383
> Heads                             16
> Sectors/Track                 63
> Multi-Sector transfers    16 Sectors
> LBA mode control          Enabled
> 32 Bit I/O                         Enabled (I can change this to Disabled)
> Transfer mode                Fast PIO

> CD is Master on second IDE, it is bootable and is where I installed Linux
> from.

> Also, general hard drive setting is
> Translation method        Extended (I can change this to Standard)(I don't
> really know what this does)

> Partition information
>     Device    Boot       Start         End             Blocks        Id
> System
> /dev/hda1    *                 64         33264         16600+     83
> Linux                                (mounted as /boot)
> /dev/hda2                33265  16992864     8479800         5    Extended
> ( I have no clue what this is)
> /dev/hda5                33328  16860816     8413744+    83     Linux
> (mounted as /)
> /dev/hda6         16860880  16992864         65992+     82     Linux swap
> (should be my swap space)

> lilo.conf I used on the rescue disk

> boot = /dev/fd0
> prompt
> message=/boot/txt
> vga = normal

> image = /boot/vmlinuz
>     root = /dev/hda5
>     label = l
>     read-only

> image = /boot/vmlinuz
>     root = /dev/fd0
>     label = r
>     append="load_ramdisk=1 prompt_ramdisk=0 ramdisk_start=450"
>      read-only

> Forgot one thing.  Added info about disk geometry reported by fdisk below:

> > I have a problem, could anyone help me?

> > This is a fresh install of Redhat 6.1.  I presume that since it's
> displaying
> > LI that lilo has been run.  That leaves drive geometry, right?  I can't
> boot
> > the OS I just installed but I am able to boot using a rescue floppy I
got
> > from the internet.  It is based on the 1.3.84.  Using this, I can boot
and
> > get at the install I just made, but I think I'm still using the rescue
> > kernel.  I have tried to make another boot floppy using the Redhat 6.1
> > kernel, but I can't get it to work.

> > After booting with the rescue floppy and telling it to use the hard
drive,
> > the kernel reports itself as 1.3.84, so even though it's trying to boot
> from
> > the harddrive, I'm somehow still using the rescue kernel.

> > What I want to accomplish either to fix the LILO on my harddrive, or to
> get
> > the one on the floppy to get the correct kernel.  I believe that the
> kernel
> > that's on the hard drive is 2.2.12-20

> > Here is a bunch of info about my setup.

> > Drives:
> > Harddrive: Master on first IDE
> > 8455 Mb
> > cylinders                         16383
> > Heads                             16
> > Sectors/Track                 63
> > Multi-Sector transfers    16 Sectors
> > LBA mode control          Enabled
> > 32 Bit I/O                         Enabled (I can change this to
Disabled)
> > Transfer mode                Fast PIO

> > CD is Master on second IDE, it is bootable and is where I installed
Linux
> > from.

> > Also, general hard drive setting is
> > Translation method        Extended (I can change this to Standard)(I
don't
> > really know what this does)

> Partion info reported from running:
> fdisk -u -l /dev/hda

> You must set heads.
> You can do this from the extra functions menu.

> Disk /dev/hda: 0 heads, 63 sectors, 1023 cylinders
> Units = sectors of 1 * 512 bytes

>     Device    Boot       Start         End             Blocks        Id
> System
> /dev/hda1    *                 64         33264         16600+     83
> Linux            (mounted as /boot)
> /dev/hda2                33265  16992864     8479800         5    Extended
> ( I have no clue what this is)
> /dev/hda5                33328  16860816     8413744+    83     Linux
> (mounted as /)
> /dev/hda6         16860880  16992864         65992+     82     Linux swap
> (should be my swap space)

> > lilo.conf I used on the rescue disk

> > boot = /dev/fd0
> > prompt
> > message=/boot/txt
> > vga = normal

> > image = /boot/vmlinuz
> >     root = /dev/hda5
> >     label = l
> >     read-only

> > image = /boot/vmlinuz
> >     root = /dev/fd0
> >     label = r
> >     append="load_ramdisk=1 prompt_ramdisk=0 ramdisk_start=450"
> >      read-only

> According to  a comprehensive review of LILO

> LI means that the first stage boot loader was able to load the
> second stage boot loader, but has failed to execute it.
> This can either be caused by a geometry mismatch or by moving
> /boot/boot.b without running the map installer.
> I got this document via web search.

> > I have a problem, could anyone help me?

> > This is a fresh install of Redhat 6.1.  I presume that since it's
displaying
> > LI that lilo has been run.  That leaves drive geometry, right?  I can't
boot
> > the OS I just installed but I am able to boot using a rescue floppy I
got
> > from the internet.  It is based on the 1.3.84.  Using this, I can boot
and
> > get at the install I just made, but I think I'm still using the rescue
> > kernel.  I have tried to make another boot floppy using the Redhat 6.1
> > kernel, but I can't get it to work.

> > After booting with the rescue floppy and telling it to use the hard
drive,
> > the kernel reports itself as 1.3.84, so even though it's trying to boot
from
> > the harddrive, I'm somehow still using the rescue kernel.

> > What I want to accomplish either to fix the LILO on my harddrive, or to
get
> > the one on the floppy to get the correct kernel.  I believe that the
kernel
> > that's on the hard drive is 2.2.12-20

> > Here is a bunch of info about my setup.

> > Drives:
> > Harddrive: Master on first IDE
> > 8455 Mb
> > cylinders                         16383
> > Heads                             16
> > Sectors/Track                 63
> > Multi-Sector transfers    16 Sectors
> > LBA mode control          Enabled
> > 32 Bit I/O                         Enabled (I can change this to
Disabled)
> > Transfer mode                Fast PIO

> > CD is Master on second IDE, it is bootable and is where I installed
Linux
> > from.

> > Also, general hard drive setting is
> > Translation method        Extended (I can change this to Standard)(I
don't
> > really know what this does)

> > Partition information
> >     Device    Boot       Start         End             Blocks        Id
> > System
> > /dev/hda1    *                 64         33264         16600+     83
> > Linux                                (mounted as /boot)
> > /dev/hda2                33265  16992864     8479800         5
Extended
> > ( I have no clue what this is)
> > /dev/hda5                33328  16860816     8413744+    83     Linux
> > (mounted as /)
> > /dev/hda6         16860880  16992864         65992+     82     Linux
swap
> > (should be my swap space)

> > lilo.conf I used on the rescue disk

> > boot = /dev/fd0
> > prompt
> > message=/boot/txt
> > vga = normal

> > image = /boot/vmlinuz
> >     root = /dev/hda5
> >     label = l
> >     read-only

> > image = /boot/vmlinuz
> >     root = /dev/fd0
> >     label = r
> >     append="load_ramdisk=1 prompt_ramdisk=0 ramdisk_start=450"
> >      read-only

> What does your lilo.conf on your hard drive look like?  Also, are you
using
> linear mode?  you might need to do this.

> > Forgot one thing.  Added info about disk geometry reported by fdisk
below:

> > > I have a problem, could anyone help me?

> > > This is a fresh install of Redhat 6.1.  I presume that since it's
> > displaying
> > > LI that lilo has been run.  That leaves drive geometry, right?  I
can't
> > boot
> > > the OS I just installed but I am able to boot using a rescue floppy I
> got
> > > from the internet.  It is based on the 1.3.84.  Using this, I can boot
> and
> > > get at the install I just made, but I think I'm still using the rescue
> > > kernel.  I have tried to make another boot floppy using the Redhat 6.1
> > > kernel, but I can't get it to work.

> > > After booting with the rescue floppy and telling it to use the hard
> drive,
> > > the kernel reports itself as 1.3.84, so even though it's trying to
boot
> > from
> > > the harddrive, I'm somehow still using the rescue kernel.

> > > What I want to accomplish either to fix the LILO on my harddrive, or
to
> > get
> > > the one on the floppy to get the correct kernel.  I believe that the
> > kernel
> > > that's on the hard drive is 2.2.12-20

> > > Here is a bunch of info about my setup.

> > > Drives:
> > > Harddrive: Master on first IDE
> > > 8455 Mb
> > > cylinders                         16383
> > > Heads                             16
> > > Sectors/Track                 63
> > > Multi-Sector transfers    16 Sectors
> > > LBA mode control          Enabled
> > > 32 Bit I/O                         Enabled (I can change this to
> Disabled)
> > > Transfer mode                Fast PIO

> > > CD is Master on second IDE, it is bootable and is where I installed
> Linux
> > > from.

> > > Also, general hard drive setting is
> > > Translation method        Extended (I can change this to Standard)(I
> don't
> > > really know what this does)

> > Partion info reported from running:
> > fdisk -u -l /dev/hda

> > You must set heads.
> > You can do this from the extra functions menu.

> > Disk /dev/hda: 0 heads, 63 sectors, 1023 cylinders
> > Units = sectors of 1 * 512 bytes

> >     Device    Boot       Start         End             Blocks        Id
> > System
> > /dev/hda1    *                 64         33264         16600+     83
> > Linux            (mounted as /boot)
> > /dev/hda2                33265  16992864     8479800         5
Extended
> > ( I have no clue what this is)
> > /dev/hda5                33328  16860816     8413744+    83     Linux
> > (mounted as /)
> > /dev/hda6         16860880  16992864         65992+     82     Linux
swap
> > (should be my swap space)

> > > lilo.conf I used on the rescue disk

> > > boot = /dev/fd0
> > > prompt
> > > message=/boot/txt
> > > vga = normal

> > > image = /boot/vmlinuz
> > >     root = /dev/hda5
> > >     label = l
> > >     read-only

> > > image = /boot/vmlinuz
> > >     root = /dev/fd0
> > >     label = r
> > >     append="load_ramdisk=1 prompt_ramdisk=0 ramdisk_start=450"
> > >      read-only

> From /etc/lilo.conf on hda5
> boot=/dev/hda
> map=/boot/map
> install=/boot/boot.b
> prompt
> timeout=50
> default=linux

> image=/goot/vmlinuz-2.2.12-20
>     label=linux
>     initrd=/boot/initrd-2.2.12-20.img
>     read-only
>     root=/dev/hda5

> So, I'm not using linear mode.

> Attempts to use use lilo on that file result in an error:

> Device 0x0301: Got bad geometry 63/0/1023

> The same thing happens if I add a line that says "linear" before the
> "prompt" line.

> I've also tried to use the extended menu of fdisk to set the number of
heads
> to 16.  The write claims to succeed, but I get

> Calling ioctl() to re-read partition tab le.
> Syncing disks.
> Re-read table failed with error 16: Device or resource busy.
> Reboot your system to ensure the partition table is updated.

> After reboot, fdisk still reports 0 heads and wants me to set the number
of
> heads.

> > What does your lilo.conf on your hard drive look like?  Also, are you
> using
> > linear mode?  you might need to do this.

> > > Forgot one thing.  Added info about disk geometry reported by fdisk
> below:

> > > > I have a problem, could anyone help me?

> > > > This is a fresh install of Redhat 6.1.  I presume that since it's
> > > displaying
> > > > LI that lilo has been run.  That leaves drive geometry, right?  I
> can't
> > > boot
> > > > the OS I just installed but I am able to boot using a rescue floppy
I
> > got
> > > > from the internet.  It is based on the 1.3.84.  Using this, I can
boot
> > and
> > > > get at the install I just made, but I think I'm still using the
rescue
> > > > kernel.  I have tried to make another boot floppy using the Redhat
6.1
> > > > kernel, but I can't get it to work.

> > > > After booting with the rescue floppy and telling it to use the hard
> > drive,
> > > > the kernel reports itself as 1.3.84, so even though it's trying to
> boot
> > > from
> > > > the harddrive, I'm somehow still using the rescue kernel.

> > > > What I want to accomplish either to fix the LILO on my harddrive, or
> to
> > > get
> > > > the one on the floppy to get the correct kernel.  I believe that the
> > > kernel
> > > > that's on the hard drive is 2.2.12-20

> > > > Here is a bunch of info about my setup.

> > > > Drives:
> > > > Harddrive: Master on first IDE
> > > > 8455 Mb
> > > > cylinders                         16383
> > > > Heads                             16
> > > > Sectors/Track                 63
> > > > Multi-Sector transfers    16 Sectors
> > > > LBA mode control          Enabled
> > > > 32 Bit I/O                         Enabled (I can change this to
> > Disabled)
> > > > Transfer mode                Fast PIO

> > > > CD is Master on second IDE, it is bootable and is where I installed
> > Linux
> > > > from.

> > > > Also, general hard drive setting is
> > > > Translation method        Extended (I can change this to Standard)(I
> > don't
> > > > really know what this does)

> > > Partion info reported from running:
> > > fdisk -u -l /dev/hda

> > > You must set heads.
> > > You can do this from the extra functions menu.

> > > Disk /dev/hda: 0 heads, 63 sectors, 1023 cylinders
> > > Units = sectors of 1 * 512 bytes

> > >     Device    Boot       Start         End             Blocks
Id
> > > System
> > > /dev/hda1    *                 64         33264         16600+     83
> > > Linux            (mounted as /boot)
> > > /dev/hda2                33265  16992864     8479800         5
> Extended
> > > ( I have no clue what this is)
> > > /dev/hda5                33328  16860816     8413744+    83     Linux
> > > (mounted as /)
> > > /dev/hda6         16860880  16992864         65992+     82     Linux
> swap
> > > (should be my swap space)

> > > > lilo.conf I used on the rescue disk

> > > > boot = /dev/fd0
> > > > prompt
> > > > message=/boot/txt
> > > > vga = normal

> > > > image = /boot/vmlinuz
> > > >     root = /dev/hda5
> > > >     label = l
> > > >     read-only

> > > > image = /boot/vmlinuz
> > > >     root = /dev/fd0
> > > >     label = r
> > > >     append="load_ramdisk=1 prompt_ramdisk=0 ramdisk_start=450"
> > > >      read-only

> 6) ran lilo with the -l flag.  It complained that /boot was read only, so
> couldn't creat map~
> 7) copied /boot/map to /tmp/map
> 8) ran lilo -C /etc/lilo.conf -l -m /tmp/map