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Old 10-19-2004, 09:24 AM   #1
tushar123
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changing grub -> lilo


hi,
currently i am having GRUB bool loader. but i want LILO. what should i do.
i have tried.
1. lilo
2. lilo -b /dev/hdb
but now working
it displays following message.
-----------------------------------------------------
Warning: /dev/hdb is not on the first disk
Warning: device 0x0341 exceeds 1024 cylinder limit
Fatal: sector 92189831 too large for linear mode (try 'lba32' instead)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
pls help
 
Old 10-19-2004, 12:08 PM   #2
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hi there,

just a guess... maybe try setting the hd in LBA-mode in the bios ?

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