Re: Linux Boot

[Hervey Allen <hervey at nsrc.org>]

On Fri, 07 Jun 2002 12:56:16 -0700 (PDT)
joelaw at justice.com wrote:

> hi,
> 
> i'm installing my first linux box but i have a problem
> booting it up. I did not come across any screen that
> talks about either installing LILO or creating a boot
> diskette and as such after the whole installation, my
> system wouldn't boot. 
> 
> How can i solve this? i tried to fdisk the MBR and
> reinstall the linux again but it still did not come up
> with the screen to ask if i wanted to install LILO or
> creat a boot disk ... any way around this?
> 
> regards
> 
> -Joe
> 

Hello Joe - We'll probably need some more details to help, but in general, here are a few things that can cause problems:

* You are installing Linux on top of another OS (like Windows).
* If you are using an older distribution, then lilo needs the boot partition to end before cyclinder 1024 on your disk (or, actually, the bootable image should end before cylinder 1024).
* You are writing the lilo boot record somewhere other than the MBR and you already have a boot record in the MBR (Windows, other OS).

If you are installing to a machine with no other OS installed, then make a small'ish boot partition (100MB should be plenty of space) as your first partition, label this "/boot" - If asked, place the boot record in the MBR.

Can you let us know the following if none of this helps:

	* Distirbution and version you are installing.
	* Error message,or behavior, you see upon rebooting.
	* Are you installing on top of another OS (that is, are you trying to dual boot)?
		- If so, what OS.

Thanks!

Sincerely,
	- Hervey Allen

Help Desk Coordinator and Consultant
Network Startup Resource Center
1225 Kincaid Street
1212-University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1212 USA
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