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Re: Problem with LILO



On Fri, 25 Dec 1998, Itamar S.-T. wrote:

linear will help only with SCSI disks IMHO.

--Ariel

> Skliarouk Peter wrote:
> 
> > > I installed Linux on a friend's computer (RH5.2) and it worked fine, but now
> > > when he starts up the computer, LILO gets stuck after typing "LI".
> 
> > 1) Use CHS instead of LBA
> 
> I'm not familiar with these terms.
> 
> > 2) use option "linear" in lilo
> 
> Thing was it already booted a few times fine, and only started this problem
> yesterday.Anyway, I can't reach LILO at all, so I can't use that option - it
> gets stuck after typing "LI" (out of "LILO:"), so I can't give LILO any
> commands.
> 
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