LILO Problems

[jbstew32]

ok ive gotten mandrake 8.1 installed on someone else's comp. The use a Promise Ultra66 controller on the HD i installed it to, and I cannot install lilo no matter what i do. I always get the same error message spit at me, even if i try and install lilo on a floppy instead of the boot record.



[root@Tux007 brandon]# /sbin/lilo
Warning: /dev/hde is not on the first disk
Warning: device 0x2105 exceeds 1024 cylinder limit.
Use of the 'lba32' option may help on newer (EDD BIOS) systems.
Fatal: geo_comp_addr: Cylinder number is too big (2599 > 1023)
[root@Tux007 brandon]#


Until I figure this one out, the only way to boot linux is to use a slow boot floppy. How do I fix this problem? It has to be with lilo right?

anyone had this problem?

[subnet_rx]

what does your partition table look like? I'm sure it's something like:

hda1 - windows

hda2 - Linux

hda3 - Linux

.....

If you can get this info, it will be helpful, and also get where it ends on your cylinders. hda1 has to end before the 1024th cynlinder.

[jbstew32]

hda -- no OS installed, just mp3's and stuff
hde1 - wind2k
hde5 --linux root (/)

its like you said, but on hde and connected by the controller card.

[subnet_rx]

what about the cylinder info?

[kumark]

I am not an expert but try put lba32 in the lilo.conf file and remove or comment out linear.

[kumark]

I am not an expert but try puting lba32 in the lilo.conf file and remove or comment out linear and run /sbin/lilo.

[lilrabbit129]

Also if possible.. i'd put linux on hda, or atleast as hde1...