[Techtalk] lilo in partion not MBR

[Malcolm-Rannirl]

I'm having problems with getting a system to boot and was hoping someone 
might be able to point me in the right direction.

The system is an 'embedded' system (basically fixed spec PC in a sealed box) 
that is to run linux. However due to the drive duplication process, it needs 
to have lilo installed in the first partition not the MBR. This is supposed 
to be possible according to the lilo documentation.

Drive is partitioned as follows:
hda1 - /boot
hda2 - /
hda3 - /var
had4 - extended

Lilo runs and claims to install fine (even with -v). It appears to have 
installed in the first 1024  cylinders as required. However on boot, it gets 
to "LI" and hangs.

Anyone got any ideas what I might be doing wrong?



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