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#1 2005-02-16 12:02:16

justin_p
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From: VA, USA
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Lilo does not install to the MBR....

Ok, I have been through the install 4 times and still no dice.  I prefer lilo to grub so no posts convincing me to switch.  Anyhow, what should the "boot = " entry be pointed at?  Does that designate the install location?  I am using my entire 40GB HDD for Arch with a 9 GB /, 800MB swap and the other 30+ GB to /home.  Everytime I install lilo I point it towards /dev/discs0/disc0/disc.  I am kinda lost because my old slack lilo keeps popping up.  Thanks in advance for your help.

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#2 2005-02-16 16:49:46

BlackFenix
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Re: Lilo does not install to the MBR....

i use grub and have the same problem. To make grub load i'm installed in /dev/discs0/disc0/disc1.


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#3 2005-02-16 16:56:41

justin_p
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Re: Lilo does not install to the MBR....

weird, maybe some of the Gurus (or moderators) know what we are doing wrong.

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#4 2005-02-16 17:24:54

IceRAM
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From: Bucharest, Romania
Registered: 2004-03-04
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Re: Lilo does not install to the MBR....

Hmm... have you tried:
boot=/dev/hda1
or
boot=/dev/sda1
?

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#5 2005-02-16 18:24:32

justin_p
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From: VA, USA
Registered: 2005-02-16
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Re: Lilo does not install to the MBR....

I was under the impression that we had to use the "boot=/dev/discs0/disc0/disc" designation.  Is this not true?

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#6 2005-02-16 18:44:15

jerem
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From: France
Registered: 2005-01-15
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Re: Lilo does not install to the MBR....

If you want GRUB  to install a boot menu in the MBR, you must tell grub
to install to a disk, not to a partition, ie :

/dev/hda for example or /dev/discs/disc0

and NOT

/dev/hda1 or /dev/discs/disc0/part1

You could also chroot in the installation and go to the grub mini-bash-like shell :

# grub
grub> root (hd0,x)      # path to your /boot partition
grub> setup (hdx)       # where to install the boot menu
grub> quit

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#7 2005-02-16 19:16:44

IceRAM
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Re: Lilo does not install to the MBR....

jerem wrote:

/dev/hda for example or /dev/discs/disc0
and NOT
/dev/hda1 or /dev/discs/disc0/part1

Yep.

Sorry. I had the feeling it was root=..., not boot=...

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#8 2005-02-17 03:12:46

justin_p
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From: VA, USA
Registered: 2005-02-16
Posts: 11

Re: Lilo does not install to the MBR....

fixed it with the suggestion above.  currently inside my KDE desktop.  I like it a lot.

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