[Techtalk] lilo in partion not MBR

[Malcolm-Rannirl]

On Thursday 23 May 2002 05:29 pm, Kai MacTane wrote:

> >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.

> I assume you already ran lilo from the command prompt to get it to update
> its map file? Usually when I see just "LI", I go "Oh, right, need to re-run
> lilo from to command line!"

That's what I meant by "runs and claims to be fine". The install puts 
everything in place (with /boot on the first small partition to make sure 
it's in the first cylinders), then lilo is run.


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