Re: Regarding Trouble During Installation

["Soumyanath Chatterjee" <soumya_chatt@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Linux uses BIOS call for loading LILO. Safest way to use a higher capacity
drive with older 486 machines is to partition the drive into small (540MB -
that was the figure I hope) segments and put all system directories (e.g.
/usr, /etc /var, /tmp ) into first partition itself. This will take care of
some stupid programmes using a BIOS call ;-).

- - Soumya
- ----- Original Message -----
From: Nitin Srivastava <nitin_s@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <linux-india@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, July 10, 1999 12:50 AM
Subject: Regarding Trouble During Installation


> Hi all
>     I have installed Linux (Redhat 5.2 to be precise) for many time for
self
> and friends. I didn't have a problem like this before.
>     I Installed Redhat linux 5.2 from PCQ CD, every thing was fine. but
when
> install was over I rebooted the machine, and it gave me only 'LI' at the
> startup and nothing else and stuck up. what may be the problem.
>         Previously I asked for using 2.1GB HDD for linux on 486 machine
> without LBA support and somebody today me that linux doesnot uses BIOS for
> accessing HDD. so I proceeded with the Installation of linux on this 2.1GB
> HDD, linux recognised it and did everything for the same i.e partitioned
> using fdisk. but ater reboot it stuck up.
>     And also the networking section of Installation didn't recognised my
> NE2000 ethernet card, it was working fine with my previous installation of
> Linux
>
> please help me to solve the problem.
>
> TIA
>
> -Nitin
>
> PS: I have my old 340HDD with me, can it be of any help.
>         I used MASTER Boot Record for LILO.
>
>
>
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