[plug] redhat7.1 help

[Gavin Corfield]

"Liam (Testius)" wrote:
> Hey,
> I recently got my hands on redhat7.1 and decided to try it out.
> The install went well, untill I got to the partition part, I
> selected the partition I wanted it installed on and an error
> message came up, all I can remember in the error message was
> something about 1024 cylinders and it not being supported,I was
> alittle stetchy on the details becuase I did the scared newbie
> linux thing and clicked cancel as soon as I saw an error message,
> I then installed mandrake8.0 without a prob.

The only thing I can think of that specifically mentions 1024 cylinders
is the lilo config.  With some versions of lilo the /boot partition has
to be in the first 1024 cylinders of the hard drive as it can't address
any further.

But if you've got mandrake working why worry?

gavin