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> Date sent: Sat, 24 Aug 1996 10:01:00 -0400 > From: moy <moy@math.rutgers.edu> > To: thinkpad@cs.utk.edu > Subject: LILO and large HD (IBM 755c) > Copies to: moy@math.rutgers.edu > > > I have been running Linux on a Thinkpad 755C (DX2/50) and a > 540 Meg HD on for about a year. > > > I recently purchased a "large" 1.08 gig HD and have installed Linux > on in a small "boot/rescue" partition (/dev/hda2) which lies "below 500", > but I have been unable to get LILO to work. I can of course boot > from floppy. > > It is the case that /sbin/lilo installs lilo, but when I try > to boot with LILO, I get > > LI > > and then the system hangs. > > My /etc/lilo.conf file is > > ########################################################################### > # LILO configuration file > # > # Start LILO global section > boot = /dev/hda > delay = 80 > install = /boot/boot.b > > #Stanza for booting on /dev/hda2 > image = /vmlinuz > label = vmlinuz > root = /dev/hda2 > vga = normal # force sane state > read-only > append = "floppy=thinkpad" > > #Stanza for booting dos on /dev/hda1 > other = /dev/hda1 > label = dos > table = /dev/hda > > ########################################################################### > > ccording to fdisk, the HD geometry is 2362,15,60 > > Would anyone know what I need to do to get LILO to work with the > larger HD? > > Thanks in advance. > > - Allen Moy > After the "Starting LILO Global Section" line add a line with the one word "linear" (without the quotes of course). I have had this exact same problem with several large SCSI drives and the linear keyword fixes it every time. I think it is related to the idea of logical block addressing (LBA) but I won't swear to it, I founf this info in the Large IDE HOWTO if I remember correctly. Pete Peter W. Borders Network Support Technician Business Division Tidewater Community College tcbordp@vbbusnw1.tc.cc.va.us