Ok so i downloaded the Install CD for Salix-KDe. i did the autopartition install and then i did not make a usb like it asked at the end of the install process.

after i installed i must have done something wrong. it doesnt boot when i go through lilo, and when i try using my grub boot disk it doesnt work either. the error messages are kind of different in each process.
i dont know how to copy them down from a log or anything but it says something like
"unable to mount /dev/sda1/ because of unsupported features" -lilo boot
--then it sits at a black screen with the curser in the top left(or whatever the underscore is called in linux talk)
"kernel panic(something about syncing)" -grub boot
--it sits with text with blinking curser at the bottom

it could say in both, but like i said i dont know how to copy out of a log or anything.

The install is set up that i have my windows on a 1tb hard drive and then the Salix on another 300gb HD.

if anyone knows what is happening let me know, and if any more info is needed i can throw it up here. thank you in advanced XOXO

I can't help you, but if you've nothing to loose, why not try installing again. As a recommendation, do the manual partitioning; i never trust those 'auto' options.

There could be conflicting issue's with your 1TB hard drive and your 300 GB HD-
If your 1TB hard drive is external disconnect it and then proceed with installing Salix.
If it is part of the internal architecture inside of your computers tower than re-install Salix- -

You mentioned Lilo....do you not want to use GRUB 2?
That's the standard bootloader with most of the Linux Distributions.
Sorry I don't know all the details of Lilo- Is Lilo a bootloader as well?


And like Knightron suggest's manual partitioning is the best choice
When the partition manager prompts you 'create a new partition' for the ext3 journaling file system (/) 20GB for your distro/Salix. Than 'create another new partition' and allocate 1 to 2GB for the swap space.

Hope this helps.

Here in this article you can troubleshoot Lilo-

To work with Lilo the computer administrator edit's the:
/etc/lilo.conf to set a default partition to boot, the time-out value, which choices should appear in a menu, kernel parameters, which partition to mount as the root partition, whether or not to initially load a RAM disk

http://linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linu...de-simple.html

Lilo is the default bootloader in Slackware, and Salix is based on Slackware. It's been a long time since i've used Salix, but i'm pretty sure they continue to keep lilo as the default bootloader too. I recommend going with the default bootloader, especially if it's lilo because all the tutorials on the website will be based off that.

Hmm...
Didn't know Lilo was the bootloader for Slackware and that Salix is based/built on Slackware-
Thanks; Knightron

sophmod:
Do you want to re-install?

If so; I'll need you to run a command so I can view all partitions to avoid future issues-
As a Root user-