[5923] in RedHat Linux List
Re: Error in "Install Bootloader" step
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Brian Kurtz)
Sun Nov 24 23:12:07 1996
Date: Sun, 24 Nov 1996 21:06:53 -0600
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From: Brian Kurtz <bkurtz@mail.utexas.edu>
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At 10:33 PM 11/24/96 -0500, you wrote:
>> Dear Redhat users :
>>
>> While installing RH4.0, every step goes through fine until
>> installing LILO step where I get
>>
>> Error occur during step "Install Bootloader"
>>
>> 50$$ for RH4.0 CD get me nothing.
>> Very disappointing!
>>
>> I appreciate it if you could send some workaround.
>>
>> Here is the config of my system.
>> P6 200, adeptec 2940uw, sd1 for NT4.0, sd2 for linux.
>> I want to make a boot disk (third option in LILO step of RH4.0
installation)
>
>I had the EXACT same problem the first time I installed RedHat 4.0. In
>fact, I have the exact same hardware you do: Pentium Pro 200, 2940uw; NT
>4.0 on the /dev/sda5, linux on /dev/sdb5. The intall program kept giving
>me errors during the "Install Bootloader" step. It worked the second (or
>was it third) time that I installed RedHat 4.0.
>
I also had the same problem with a Pentium 120, 2940uw and NT4.0 etc,etc.
I just ended up using loadlin and an old linux kernel to boot linux, then i
recompiled the new kernel and used it. Since then no problems... Although
this was a pain, its a lot less trouble than I had with RedHat 3.0.3!
Brian Kurtz
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