Aftre reboot linux can not boot, just showing "LI"
 

I add these 3 line in the end of /etc/lilo.conf file ,

other = /dev/hda1
table = /dev/hda
label = Windows XP

and then i run /sbin/lilo , message like this add redhat-9 and
windows
but after rebboting lilo jut show redhat 9

then i moved my changes up after this folowing line
append="hdc=ide-scsi root=LABEL=/"

then again i run lilo , agian given messege sucsellfull added

but aftre reboot linux can not bot, just showing
LI

what can i do now , i dont have boot or Emergency repair disk but i have 3 Cd's set of red hat 9

thanks waiting for reply

LILO Boot loader only shows LI:

The first stage boot loader was able to load the second stage boot loader, but has failed to execute it. This can either be caused by a geometry mismatch or by moving /boot/boot.b without running the map installer.

(Taken directly from this page )


Sorry I can't help you anymore, I don't know how LILO works (yet ;)).

AoA,
I used the linux rescue option with F5 key and was able to boot from linux RH9 CD. So just boot from CD and then you have to press F5 and then type "linux rescue" I hope it will solve your problem as well.

Wa-Asalam
Thanks for urs help, at the time i see urs post on wondows machine i was already working with linux rescue, any way thnaks

with the "linux rescue" i did these steps
rescue autometcly search and mount my drive in in /mnt/sysimage with command of "chroot /mnt/sysimage"
then i edit lilo.conf and undo last changes
and last step run lilo under /sbin
it updates changes and then i rebbot machine but still Stop on "LI"
then also try to update lilo -v it updates more things then lilo
but still stop on "LI" now my lilo.conf is default i have undo all changes but i dont know why its still not booting

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remember every time i run lilo in the first line its give message
warning: /dev/sda is not on the first disk
Addesd Redhat-9 *

and with lilo -v
warning: /dev/sda is not on the first disk
mepping with /boot/boot.b
Mapping message file /boot/message
Boot image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.20-8
mapping RAM disk /boot/initrd-2.4.20-8.img
Addesd Redhat-9 *
/boot/boot.0800 exists - no backup copy made
Writing boot sector.

if Installation of new lilo version can solve problem i just download latest lilo version that is lilo-22.5.7.2.binary.tar.gz from this site http://lilo.go.dyndns.org/ but i am not updating till urs reply, if u think yes then guied me to update new version.

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I think this is a common problem with lilo.I just did a google with lilo+LI and got the following links

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http://home.att.net/~lilo-boot/lilohome.htm
http://www.linuxgazette.com/issue65/tag/4.html

http://www.google.com/search?q=lilo%...id=opera&num=0

http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/LILO-7.html

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hope this helps.

Had that problem couple of years ago on a Pentium2/400 machine.
I think running:

lilo -l

solved the problem.