jesse_phoenix
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installation of redhat 5.2, problemo???
I have once installed linux on my machine and had it working with redhat 4.2. I reformated the hd, installed DOS 6.22 with a working cdrom. I have acquired redhat 5.2 and have installed it successfully. When I boot/reboot, the system halts at :
LI
I have not had a successful login because it will not let me get there, just sticks. I had created a rescue disk and when that is used the system freezes with:
crc error
--
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!????
My questions are these: Can I fix this without a reinstallation?? And how?? And at the end of the installation it asks you if you want the loader to be installed in a certain place, where should that be installed in order to boot directly into linux, like you would with dos????????
Thank you very much.
LI
I have not had a successful login because it will not let me get there, just sticks. I had created a rescue disk and when that is used the system freezes with:
crc error
--
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!????
My questions are these: Can I fix this without a reinstallation?? And how?? And at the end of the installation it asks you if you want the loader to be installed in a certain place, where should that be installed in order to boot directly into linux, like you would with dos????????
Thank you very much.
oups, forgot to tell you how to change lilo's timeout period.
you have 2 options :
* edit the file /etc/lilo.conf and change the line timeout=50 by
what you want
* or type lilo -d <what_you_want>
Warning : the timeout delay is in deciseconds.
you have 2 options :
* edit the file /etc/lilo.conf and change the line timeout=50 by
what you want
* or type lilo -d <what_you_want>
Warning : the timeout delay is in deciseconds.
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Well ? Did you try it yet ?
Ladies and gentlemen if you have access to the CD then you can boot.
Go to the CD (directory dosutils) and copy loadlin.exe. Somewhere nearby is a file named vmlinuz.
Place the two files to the dos directory.
Then type "loadlin vmlinuz root=/dev/<your_linux_part
You can do your lilo stuff when you get in.
If you really want to fix without booting from your copy get
the hal91 distribution (its fits on a single floppy) from linux.org.
Boot from the hal91 floppy, mount your hard disk and start fiddling.
Go to the CD (directory dosutils) and copy loadlin.exe. Somewhere nearby is a file named vmlinuz.
Place the two files to the dos directory.
Then type "loadlin vmlinuz root=/dev/<your_linux_part
You can do your lilo stuff when you get in.
If you really want to fix without booting from your copy get
the hal91 distribution (its fits on a single floppy) from linux.org.
Boot from the hal91 floppy, mount your hard disk and start fiddling.
About Lilo (thez loader):
you can install it in one of two places:
* the Master Boot Recard (MBR).
It's the recommended place to install Lilo, unless the MBR already starts another operating system loader(system commander ...)
* The first sector of your root partition.
It's thre recommended place if you are alreadyusing another boot Loader on your system.
but in this case, you should install it on the MBR
To boot directly : Lilo will boot automatically after his timeout period (by default 5 seconds) if you're doing nothing at Lilo's prompt. If you want to boot directly, just change this timeout period.
Wish it'll help.
Jacoby