Re: Linux Boot

[joelaw at justice.com]

hi hervey,

i created the /boot first as you suggested and the
intallation is now ok! but i may need more help as this
is my first linux installation.

thanks and kind regards,

-Joe

Hervey Allen wrote

> 
> 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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