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vishalkapoorv
10-12-2003, 06:10 PM
Help, After I installed Red Hat 9, when I start the computer, I get this weird screen

LIL-

No keys work, I have manually shutdown the machine and insert the boot disk to make the computer boot into Linux. I dont know where my windows partition is. Help
JohnT
10-12-2003, 06:35 PM
Can you boot into RH with your bootdisk? If so copy and post your "/etc/lilo.conf file". How many harddrives are you running? If only one, which operating system did you install first? Did you choose to install Lilo to the MBR?

Here's my setup with XP:
http://www.justlinux.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=75693&highlight=dual+boot
vishalkapoorv
10-12-2003, 06:49 PM
prompt
timeout=50
default=Windows2000
boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
restricted
password=Eddie
message=/boot/message
lba32

image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.20-6
label=RedHatLinux
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.20-6.img
read-only
append="root=LABEL=/"

other=/dev/hda1
optional
label=Windows2000


Ok here is the lilo.conf , Win2K was already running and I did install Lilo on my MBR.
Hope it helps
Thanx
JohnT
10-12-2003, 07:47 PM
I would recommend setting up Lilo as outlined in the link I gave. Having said that....use your 2K cd, or bootdisks and boot into the 2k setup. Choose to repair. It will give you several options. You want to repair the MBR. Follow the instructions. Once this is selected it will repair the MBR. Now you should be able to boot into windows. Follow my outline for setting up lilo to the "superblock" on your linux partition. Any more problems post back.
vishalkapoorv
10-12-2003, 08:41 PM
Ok I tried the 2K repair still doesnt work, I still get the same prompt.

LIL-

I did the whole repair process but no avail.

I sill cant log into Windows.
JohnT
10-12-2003, 10:37 PM
Normally Lilo is disabled by this process...in Linux, in your terminal use the command "lilo -u" (notice the space)" this will uninstall lilo from MBR. Now do your "fix/mbr" in 2k using the console in setup or the selection gui. Lilo should be gone. If for some reason you cant get rid of it still, a 98 bootdisk and the command "fdisk /mbr" will clear the MBR. you will still have to use the 2k mbr repair method, though to re-write the mbr.
DMR
10-12-2003, 10:58 PM
According to the lilo documentation, a lilo failure of "LIL -" indicates the following:

"The descriptor table is corrupt. This can either be caused by a geometry mismatch or by moving /boot/map without running the map installer."

Since I doubt that you moved your /boot/map file, I'd guess it has something to do with the way lilo is (or isn't) reading your hard drive's geometry.

What are your hardware specs; especially the drive(s) you have installed?
JohnT
10-13-2003, 01:12 AM
I'd guess it has something to do with the way lilo is (or isn't) reading your hard drive's geometry.

Quite possibly Lilo dyslexia...:eek:
DMR
10-13-2003, 03:02 AM
Originally posted by JohnT
Quite possibly Lilo dyslexia...:eek: Hmm- indeed. Might be time to try grub. ;)
vishalkapoorv
10-13-2003, 10:48 AM
Well works now, all I did was run /sbin/lilo again,
Funny..
Thanx for ye help