RedHat Linux Post install problem.

[NickHandran]

I'm running an old acer computer, with 32megs of ram. Not sure on too many of the other specs. But heres the story; Downloaded the first cd of Redhat linux to install and used rawrite to make a bootdisk. Using the bootdisk and the cd I burned, I completely install redhat linux. It tells me to reboot and it reboots and starts up and after the memory checks, all it does is prints to the screen "LI" doesnt lock up just prints that. I made a boot disk and that seems to have the same effect. Help please.

Edit: this is version 7.0 of redhat

[JohnT]

What you are seeing is a "Lilo" error message, thats the boot manager you installed. Its probably installed improperly. To get back into your installation to repair you'll need to boot again with your install cd. At the "boot' prompt you will have to enter the partition you want to mount....eg:mount /dev/hdax ro (where a and x are your drive and partitons as you have them setup as the bootable partition...and ro is read-only) you'll boot and be taken to the login prompt. After logging in just type startx. As to reconfiguring Lilo you'll have to provide more info. HD layout...dualboot..etc.
(this is the simplified version..not taking into consideration any special parameters you might need according to your hardware)

[NickHandran]

I'm not sure I fully understand what you mean. You want me to boot with the same floppy into the normal linux install? If thats what you mean, then I'm not sure where to enter that mount. The only thing i can think of anything to do with partitioning is where you create the partitions with Disk Druid. Of which I have created (700mb "/", 250 mb "/ext", 64 mb Swap).

[tmcG]

I am sure that with redhat there is the option to boot to a linux-rescue mode which allows you to recover from installation and other errors.

If you select that, you should be able to then use the command as specified by JohnT (which will mount your root parition and allow you to repair LILO).

I hope this helps!

:)

[JohnT]

Originally posted by NickHandran
I'm not sure I fully understand what you mean. You want me to boot with the same floppy into the normal linux install? If thats what you mean, then I'm not sure where to enter that mount. The only thing i can think of anything to do with partitioning is where you create the partitions with Disk Druid. Of which I have created (700mb "/", 250 mb "/ext", 64 mb Swap).

What I said was boot with your install cd. If you have no idea what I am refering to when I refer to your "boot" partition, then at the cd "boot" prompt try the command..."linux rescue". Refer also to tmcG response above and HERE (http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-7.3-Manual/custom-guide/s1-rescuemode-boot.html)

[hard candy]

Here is the RH 7.1 manual:
Lilo config (http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-7.1-Manual/install-guide/s1-guimode-lilo-conf.html#S2-GUIMODE-LILOCONF)