[plug] lilo and multiboot problems

[Gavin Corfield]

Ari,
sorry about previous mail have since read carefully 

> >all my trials.  Here's what comes up after I press 'activate changes'
> >and I display the error log:
> >  Checking base configuration
> >    Checking kernel's modules
> >    Mounting local volumes
> >    Checking files permissions
> >    Checking lilo
> >      Executing /sbin/lilo
> >        *Warning: device 0x0306 exceeds 1024 cylinder limit

Lilo can only address first 1024 cylinders on the hard drive so if your
mandrake boot sector is outside this you can't address it with lilo.  

rh7 unleashed suggests using linear mode to overcome this.  (some
details in man lilo)


> >        >Added RedHat
> >        >Added Win98SE*
> >        *Fatal: open /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.17-21mdk: No such file or