[plug] Trouble with LILO....

[David Campbell]

Date sent:      	Wed, 10 Feb 1999 10:21:42 +0800 (WST)
From:           	Mike Holland <myk at golden.wattle.id.au>
To:             	plug at linux.org.au
Subject:        	Re: [plug] Trouble with LILO....
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> On Tue, 9 Feb 1999, David Campbell wrote:
> 
> > What Linux and BIOS think the HDD is configured is two different 
> > things. The problem is that:
> > 	a) Old BIOSes do not understand LBA (Linux does)
> > 	b) LILO requires BIOS calls to load the info
> 
> David, so if i put an LBA disk into an old PC, can I get LILO to boot
> off the hdd? (assuming the kernel etc are below 1024 cyl's in normal mode)

Yes, make sure that in the /etc/lilo.conf you specify the geometry 
that BIOS believes the HDD to be. If you need an example of this, let 
me know and I will dig out the important bits. It works but it is a 
little fiddly when Linux is already on the HDD (need to boot from a 
floppy to kick start things until the geometry is correct, after that 
Linux is fine).

David Campbell
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