Boot problems from cd & hard drive
 

I can't seem to get an older system to boot from cdrom or from the hard dive. Slack 7.1 is installed and it will boot normally from a floppy when I pass this option at the boot: prompt

mount root=/dev/hda2

Here is my lilo.conf file:


# LILO configuration file
# generated by 'liloconfig'
#
# Start LILO global section
boot = /dev/hda
message = /boot/boot_message.txt
prompt
timeout = 1200
# Normal VGA console
vga = normal
# VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x64k
# vga=791
# VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x32k
# vga=790
# VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x256
# vga=773
# VESA framebuffer console @ 800x600x64k
# vga=788
# VESA framebuffer console @ 800x600x32k
# vga=787
# VESA framebuffer console @ 800x600x256
# vga=771
# VESA framebuffer console @ 640x480x64k
# vga=785
# VESA framebuffer console @ 640x480x32k
# vga=784
# VESA framebuffer console @ 640x480x256
# vga=769
# End LILO global section
# Linux bootable partition config begins
image = /vmlinuz
root = /dev/hda2
label = Linux
read-only
# Linux bootable partition config ends

It hangs during lilo's execution LI is as far as it gets.

Lilo version is 21.4-3

And I gather from my research that LI is perhaps a geometry error.

Thanks for any help in advance.