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List:       linux-admin
Subject:    Re: Lilo Problem
From:       TimO <hairballmt () mcn ! net>
Date:       2000-11-26 3:11:45
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nicholas@bcnsi.net wrote:
> 
> I have a Dell laptop that has been running Linux fine for 2 months.  All of the \
> sudden I'm not able to boot without using a boot floppy. When I attempt to boot \
> instead of getting the Lilo prompt all I get is LI and then it hangs. I have not \
> changed the geometry of the disk partitions and it used to work so I'm kind of at a \
> loss. 
> > From what I've heard if Lilo is not installed in the first 1024 sectors of the \
> > disk then you can get this problem. It used to work fine so I don't think it's an \
> > issue with the disk geometry.
> 
> Is there anything else that can cause this problem?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> -

Sounds like you installed a new kernel without rerunning lilo..

Boot from the floppy, mount the harddrive, ie mount -t ext2 /dev/hda1
/mnt
and rerun lilo with lilo -C /mnt/etc/lilo.conf

If your bootable partition isn't /dev/hda1; modify accordingly.

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-- Tim
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