RE: Linux 4.2 question

[Davis, Jon]

Brad,

I had exactly the same problem on my laptop (a Winbook FX)! It has to do
with the master boot record (MBR) and LILO. Basically, my remedy (which
worked) was (1) to rebuild the Windows MBR and (2) reinstall LILO
afterwards.

There is a very simple DOS command to rebuild the MBR, but I
unfortunately can't remember it. I called Windows Tech support and they
knew right away how to do it.

As for LILO, I just went through a reinstall of Linux. Others might be
able to provide a faster approach for this...

Jon Davis
Univ. of Illinois

        -----Original Message-----
        From:   address@hidden [SMTP:address@hidden
        Sent:   Wednesday, December 31, 1997 12:05 PM
        To:     address@hidden
        Subject:        Linux 4.2 question

        Hi,
        I hesitated sending this message, since we'll all get one of
those
        "automated" reponses from Randel, but anyway...

        I have been trying to install Linux 4.2 on two seperate machines
and
        have different, yet simular problems...

        (Note: I decide to use 4.2 instead of 5.0 since 5.0 just came
out, and
        might not be as bug free as 4.2.  I have been using 4.1 on a
work
        machine with little problems, unfortunately I dont have the
install disk
        for 4.1, and do have 4.2.)

        On my home PC, I have Windows 95 (my guess as a problem causer)
and Win
        NT (installed on a standard Fat 16 partition).
        I partitioned a Linux Native, and linux swap, and when through
the Linux
        install, with "No problems?", but when I try to boot to linux,
it
        hangs,  I tried the standard linux lifo, and also system
commander (a
        multiple boot program), both give me the same result, namely I
get "Li",
        not "Linux:" at the bottom of the screen and it just hangs.

        I also tried to install the same version on a laptop at work (a
compaq).
        This machine has a drive that is totally linux native, with a
linux swap
        disk, and installed Linux 4.2 with no problem, but when I try to
boot
        up, it just gives me the simular "Li" and hangs.

        Does anyone have any ideas that might be helpful?  Or can you
direct me
        to a source that might.  I got Redhat 4.2 from a Linux book, and
not
        Redhat, so I dont think I can get support from them???

        Thanks in advance for any offered help,
        Have a happy new year,
        Brad.

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