BOOT problem

Xon · 03-22-2005, 10:35 AM

Hi there,
Im using Mandrake 10 and when im trying to boot from cdrom (knoppix etc) a strange thing happens. First, i ve change the boot sequence from the BIOS but when the pc starts it boots immediately lilo. So is there any way to add the cdrom in the lilo?

Code:

other=/dev/cdrom
        label="cdrom"
        table=/dev/cdrom
        read-only

Ofcourse this thing isnt working for this reason:

Code:

Fatal: open /dev/ide/host2/bus1/target0/lun0/disc: No such file or directory

Any suggestions?

veerain · 03-22-2005, 10:44 AM

Your CD is bad. Try using grub

Xon · 03-22-2005, 10:53 AM

nah, i ve tried many cds and not only one.

oneandoneis2 · 03-22-2005, 11:05 AM

/dev/cdrom is just a shortcut - the actual device name is /dev/hdc (or similar)

Xon · 03-22-2005, 11:18 AM

actually its a symlink

Code:

marioland dev]$ ls -al | grep cdrom
lr-xr-xr-x   1 root root      13 Mar 22 18:10 cdrom -> cdroms/cdrom0
lr-xr-xr-x   1 root root      13 Mar 22 18:10 cdrom0 -> cdroms/cdrom0
lr-xr-xr-x   1 root root      13 Mar 22 18:10 cdrom1 -> cdroms/cdrom1
drwxr-xr-x   1 root root       0 Dec 31  1969 cdroms/

didnt tried to put the "real" device but i dont think that this ll work