Lilo with Mepis ??
Every time I try to use the live CD to fix GRUB on my desktop, it breaks again. GRUB is installed on partition sda5, which is the Linux partition on my desktop. It gets to step 1.5 and then grinds to a halt broadcasting error 18. Then I get a message that the bios doesn't support it being there. This can't be the case because I had it running like that for years without a problem.
How can you switch from GRUB to LILO in Mepis instead to try to see if a new boot loader will help? The exact error message says: GRUB Loading stage1.5 GRUB loading, please wait... Error 18 |
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The solution to this problem is to set up a small (100 Meg will do) partition at the very beginning of the drive and make that partition /boot. The only time Linux uses the BIOS to access a drive is at boot. After boot finishes the BIOS limit is irrelevant. -------------------------- Steve Stites |
Is there a way to get Lilo to work with Mepis instead? BSD is installed on the first partition and I'm afraid that if I chop off and compress the first few sectors, it might corrupt UNIX, even if g-parted works properly.
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I believe (& I could be wrong) that LILO is even more sensitive to BIOS & BIOS cylinder problems than GRUB. As to how, have you read the LILO man page? I believe you have to write lilo config file & then install it in the MBR w/ the lilo command. |
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