From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: p niemandt Subject: Re: Megatrends Bootable ? Date: 16 Mar 2003 22:04:47 +0000 Sender: linux-admin-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <1047852287.932.4.camel@quark> References: <3E746A7A.14617.7E0727D@localhost> <3E749717.18867.88EC246@localhost> <1047851245.478.15.camel@feanor.dimarino.nom.br> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: In-Reply-To: <1047851245.478.15.camel@feanor.dimarino.nom.br> List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" To: linux-admin hiya: Just FYI: I used to get this problem, {of 40's flooding the screen when trying to install), when I tried to install Linux (RedHat, in my case), on a hard drive with a previous FAT32 partition: Can't remember the exact cause or solution, but it basically came down to the MBR (Master Boot Record) of the disk that was screwed.=20 What you can try, and this might be a dangerous route to follow, is jus= t to update your mbr, {in DOS, I did this using fdisk /mbr: This clears the mbr, but does not damage any partition information.) Maybe do some google on it. I haven't had the problem in ages: but if I remember correctly it usually was when I tried to install Linux on a partition which had the =46AT32/16 on, not when the FAT32 was on another partition.) hope this helps, or gives some direction. Paul On Sun, 2003-03-16 at 21:47, The ServSwitch wrote: > Is your scsi board made by american megatrends? I cannot find any > specifications about it. Do me a favor execute a /sbin/lspci and cut = and > paste the result please. Do you know how scsi driver linux are using = in > your system to control that scsi board? >=20 > On Sun, 2003-03-16 at 18:24, Andrew B. Cramer wrote: > > Hi, > > Thanks. #lilo and # lilo comes back without anything. It's a 928=20 > > controler with a Seagate 73gig ultra/wide drive. I am able to get,=20 > > and I'm afraid to say it, but Dos-6.22, Win95, Win98, WinNT, and=20 > > Win2000. It boots fine with those. I wonder if Linux is seeing the=20 > > drive as a striped single unit? > >=20 > > On 16 Mar 2003 at 18:08, The ServSwitch wrote: > >=20 > > > Humm... Your lilo.conf is great. So the problem could be when li= lo > > > writes informations at mbr. What is the model of your megatrends > > > controler? What is the model of your hard drive? Have you tried b= oot > > > with a floppy disk and execute "# lilo" as root? A error message = could > > > show the problem. > > >=20 > > > On Sun, 2003-03-16 at 15:13, Andrew B. Cramer wrote: > > > > HI ServSwitch, > > > > Here is my lilo.conf > > > >=20 > > > > Thanks - Andrew > > > >=20 > > > > # LILO configuration file > > > > # generated by 'liloconfig' > > > > # > > > > # Start LILO global section > > > > boot =3D /dev/sda > > > > message =3D /boot/boot_message.txt > > > > prompt > > > > timeout =3D 1200 > > > > # Override dangerous defaults that rewrite the partition table: > > > > change-rules > > > > reset > > > > # Normal VGA console > > > > vga =3D normal > > > > # VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x64k > > > > # vga=3D791 > > > > # VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x32k > > > > # vga=3D790 > > > > # VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x256 > > > > # vga=3D773 > > > > # VESA framebuffer console @ 800x600x64k > > > > # vga=3D788 > > > > # VESA framebuffer console @ 800x600x32k > > > > # vga=3D787 > > > > # VESA framebuffer console @ 800x600x256 > > > > # vga=3D771 > > > > # VESA framebuffer console @ 640x480x64k > > > > # vga=3D785 > > > > # VESA framebuffer console @ 640x480x32k > > > > # vga=3D784 > > > > # VESA framebuffer console @ 640x480x256 > > > > # vga=3D769 > > > > # End LILO global section > > > > # Linux bootable partition config begins > > > > image =3D /boot/vmlinuz > > > > root =3D /dev/sda1 > > > > label =3D Linux > > > > read-only > > > > # Linux bootable partition config ends > > > >=20 > > > >=20 > > > > - > > > > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux= -admin" in > > > > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > > > > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.h= tml > > >=20 > > > _________________________________________________________________= ______ > > > Busca Yahoo! > > > O servi=E7o de busca mais completo da Internet. 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