ponders I don't really don't understand what that means. we have linux on the second partision with windows on the first we gave linux 15 gigs to work with ----- Original Message ----- From: "Holmes, Steve" <SAHolmes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 11:54 AM Subject: RE: a few things > I wonder if your hard disk is too big. I mean the disk being too large for > normal booting Windows gets around it with kludges and Linux (after booting > can get around some of those issues without special kludges. I think lilo > requires a starting address low enough to boot properly. > > Take a look at ide.txt in /usr/src/linux/Documentation for a brief > explanation of some of this hard disk geometry stuff. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Deedra Waters [mailto:dmwaters at tampabay.rr.com] > Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 12:25 PM > To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca > Subject: Re: a few things > > > we tried this and that didn't work. So we tried installing grub instead... > but then we got the error with windows. still not sure what we're missing. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kirk Wood" <cpt.kirk at 1tree.net> > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 9:02 AM > Subject: Re: a few things > > > > RE-install lilo. When it comes to the boot menu, pressing tab will give > > you the options. You must type in any option other then the > > default. The default will be marked with an astrick. You can change the > > default by editing lilo.conf found in /etc then running lilo from a > > command prompt. > > > > ======= > > Kirk Wood > > Cpt.Kirk at 1tree.net > > > > The mind is like a parachute; it works much better when open. > > If you're too open minded, your brains will fall out. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
