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Linux (SuSE7.3) boot help by Sieldan 2003-02-09 11:19:10
Continued from last night. SuSE installed fine, wont boot tho. Gives "DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER" Any Ideas?
************************************************
output from lilo.conf

boot = /dev/hda
vga  = normal
read-only
menu-scheme = Wg:kw:Wg:Wg
prompt
timeout = 80
message = /boot/message

image = /boot/vmlinuz
label = linux
root = /dev/hda3
initrd = /boot/initrd
append = "enableapic"

image  = /boot/vmlinux.suse
label  = failsafe
root   = /dev/hda3
initrd = /boot/initrd.suse
append = "disableapic ide=nodma apm=off"
optional

image  = /boot/memtest.bin
label  = memtest86 
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output from fdisk /dev/hda 

Disk /dev/hda: 32 heads, 63 sectors, 1574 cylinders Units = cylinders of 2016 * 512 bytes Device Boot Start End BLocks ID System /dev/hda1 * 1 17 17104+ 83 Linux /dev/hda2 18 213 197568 82 Linux Swap /dev/hda3 214 1574 1371888 83 Linux *************************************** output from more /etc/fstab /dev/hda3/reiserfsdefaults 1 1 /dev/hda1/boot ext2 defaults 1 2 /dev/cdrom/media/cdrom auto ro,noauto,user,exec 0 0 devpts /dev/pts devpts defaults 0 0 /dev/fd0 /media/floppy auto noauto,user,sync 0 0 proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 usbdevfs/proc/bus/usb usbdevfs defaults,noauto 0 0 /dev/hda2 swap swap pri=42 0 0 ******************************************

[ Reply ]
  Oh and thanks to leibold and Kickstart by Sieldan2003-02-09 11:21:04
  Forgive asking the flippin' obvious... by wheresthefish2003-02-09 11:45:39
    "Comparison porpoises?" by Stavros2003-02-09 11:51:40
    Yep, have ran LILO a few times by Sieldan2003-02-09 12:02:27
      What did running LILO return? (n/t) by Kickstart2003-02-09 12:12:42
        Running Lilo gives by Sieldan2003-02-09 12:20:37
  thats a dos boot sector message by Yohimbe2003-02-09 11:58:26
    Been there, Done that a few times. by Sieldan2003-02-09 12:01:40
      Really bizarre question... by Avium2003-02-09 12:37:25
        as old as this one is, I dont think so. by Sieldan2003-02-09 12:41:29
          It probably does by Egaeus2003-02-09 12:50:45
    What is your BIOS boot order ? by leibold2003-02-09 13:13:19
  What I would do by Egaeus2003-02-09 12:35:36
  Thank you All for your help. Have solved the prob by Sieldan2003-02-09 18:08:41
    Ah good... by Kickstart2003-02-09 21:05:15
      Im going to zero these drives by Sieldan2003-02-09 21:19:32

 

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