Re: tlug: re: TL install problem/ *LI*

[Scott Stone <sstone@example.com>]

On Wed, 14 Oct 1998, tjhaslam wrote:

> MC wrote:
> 
> >(486DX/4-100 system), but after doing the full install, and rebooting,
> >the computer starts up and shows "LI" and hangs...
> >Can anyone help me out with this problem?  
> 
> Scott Stone, doko desu ka?  

I thought I answered this to the list this morning.. did it not go
through?  Or maybe I sent it to the author instead of the entire list.
Fortunately, LILO is LILO, and LILO problems are not distribution
specific, and almost everyone's had a LILO problem, so the issue should
get lots of answers :)

> 
> Let me give you the textbook answer to the LI question--can`t say if it`s
> the right answer for your particular situation.
> 
> You`re getting LI (and not LILO) because
> 
> 1. The kernel or parts of it are above cylinder 1023 (past, say _about_ 400
> megs) and the BIOS can`t find it.
> 
> 2. The kernel is on a drive the BIOS can`t access--not hda or hdb; or SCSI
> 0 (or SCSI 1, if you have no IDE drives). 
> 
> 
> To solve this problem you should
> 
> 1. If possible, reinstall and a create a /boot partion below the 1023 mark
> (ie, on the first couple hundred megs to be safe).
> 
> 2.  Or boot from a floopy.  do <linux rescue> at the prompt.  wade thru
> some screens to the boot prompt.  Mount the partion that is your root (say,
> hda5), as follows <mkdir /mnt>  enter <mount /dev/hda5 /mnt>.
> Then <lilo -v -r /mnt> to get a more detailed report as to exactly what the
> problem is.
> 
> The above, again, is a standard response to the LI problem.  Hope it might
> be of use in yours--can`t in anyway say for sure.  
> 
> Best,
> TJH
> 
> 
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