Re: [TCLUG:12432] lilo troubles of my own

[Peter Lukas <peter@math.umn.edu>]

Take a look at what your BIOS and the SCSI bios thinks the primary boot
device is.

Peter Lukas

On Sat, 15 Jan 2000, Adam Maloney wrote:

> I'm trying to install on a server here.  The machine has a Tekram
> (sym8xxx) SCSI card, and an IBM LVD scsi drive.  I low-leveled the drive
> (ala Tekram support).  I installed Linux, it didn't boot.  I installed
> dos, it didn't boot.  Under dos I did fdisk /mbr, and then DOS booted
> (the lowlevel wiped the MBR).  I re-installed Linux and it still won't
> boot.  I don't get LI, I don't get LO...I get Missing Operating System.
> 
> If I can boot dos from the HDD, then this is a LILO problem, right?  I
> told Smackware setup to write LILO to the MBR, and I refreshed lilo
> after I installed the kernel...what gives?
> 
> -- 
> Adam Maloney
> Systems Administrator
> Internet Exposure, Inc.
> 
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