Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 24 Mar 1999 11:17:54 -0600 (CST) | From | "Andre M. Hedrick" <> | Subject | Re: lilo problem with 2.2.4 |
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On 24 Mar 1999, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Followup to: <36F90032.99A1406B@trema.com> > By author: Gianpaolo Carraro <gianpaolo.carraro@trema.com> > In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel > > > > Hi guys, > > > > I just upgraded my kernel from 2.0.36 to 2.2.4 (i386) > > > > As far as the kernel and modules are concerned everything > > seems fine (at least for now). > > The only problem I had is with lilo. With the new kernel it does > > not behave the same way. > > > > Here is what happened: > > > > I changed my /etc/lilo.conf file to set the new kernel as default > > and here is the msg I got: > > > > >bash# /sbin/lilo > > >Warning: device 0x0805 exceeds 1024 cylinder limit > > >geo_comp_addr: Cylinder number is too big (3085 > 1023)
Toss "linear" into the lilo.conf file, and not in the append line. This should solve it.
> > However, if I boot the system with the older kernel (2.0.36) > > lilo works fine. > > > > I'm not sure what is going on, I just wanted to let you know > > about this issue. > > > > By the way, I didn't try any other 2.2.x kernels, > > so I'm not sure whether it's 2.2.4 specific. > > > > You have /boot on a partition that crosses the cylinder 1024 > boundary. This is a no-no; as you have found out, each kernel may or > may not work depending on where it is on the disk. > > The best solution is to make /boot a separate partition near the > beginning of the disk. > > -hpa > -- > "The user's computer downloads the ActiveX code and simulates a 'Blue > Screen' crash, a generally benign event most users are familiar with > and that would not necessarily arouse suspicions." > -- Security exploit description on http://www.zks.net/p3/how.asp > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ >
Andre Hedrick The Linux IDE guy -- http://www.dyer.vanderbilt.edu/server/udma/
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