From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from tnt13a-78.focal-chi.corecomm.net ([216.214.206.78] helo=linserver.megsinet.net ident=root) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.31 #1 (Debian)) id 15f8Jr-0000G9-00 for ; Thu, 06 Sep 2001 23:12:24 +0000 Received: (from romualt@localhost) by linserver.megsinet.net (8.11.4/8.10.2) id f86N8VI00945 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Thu, 6 Sep 2001 18:08:31 -0500 Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 18:07:55 -0500 From: Gregory Nowak To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: a few things Message-ID: <20010906180755.G835@linserver.megsinet.net> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: ; from SAHolmes@ahcccs.state.az.us on Thu, Sep 06, 2001 at 08:54:57AM -0700 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Yes, this is correct. I speak from personal experience. You can get arround by creating a root partition from which lilo can boot. This partition absolutely cannot exceed the maxium boot drive size required by your bios. Greg On Thu, Sep 06, 2001 at 08:54:57AM -0700, Holmes, Steve wrote: > I wonder if your hard disk is too big. I mean the disk being too large for > normal booting Windows gets around it with kludges and Linux (after booting > can get around some of those issues without special kludges. I think lilo > requires a starting address low enough to boot properly. > > Take a look at ide.txt in /usr/src/linux/Documentation for a brief > explanation of some of this hard disk geometry stuff. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Deedra Waters [mailto:dmwaters@tampabay.rr.com] > Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 12:25 PM > To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca > Subject: Re: a few things > > > we tried this and that didn't work. So we tried installing grub instead... > but then we got the error with windows. still not sure what we're missing. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kirk Wood" > To: > Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 9:02 AM > Subject: Re: a few things > > > > RE-install lilo. When it comes to the boot menu, pressing tab will give > > you the options. You must type in any option other then the > > default. The default will be marked with an astrick. You can change the > > default by editing lilo.conf found in /etc then running lilo from a > > command prompt. > > > > ======= > > Kirk Wood > > Cpt.Kirk@1tree.net > > > > The mind is like a parachute; it works much better when open. > > If you're too open minded, your brains will fall out. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup