Not true.
I have this problem almost every time I install RH (usually on large IDE disks) and
linear in lilo.conf solves the problem (or the linear option at the end of RH setup)
Ariel Biener wrote:
> 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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