Re: LILO error with 2.4.3-pre1...

From: Steven J. Hill (sjhill@cotw.com)
Date: Sat Mar 03 2001 - 22:32:18 EST


Andre Tomt wrote:
>
> > 'lba32' extensions Copyright (C) 1999,2000 John Coffman
> ^^^^^^
>
> Add lba32 as the top line in lilo.conf. Re-run lilo.
>
> > Fatal: geo_comp_addr: Cylinder number is too big (1274 > 1023)
>
> Before 2.4.3pre1, your kernel just happened to toss itself below cylinder
> 1024.
>
> > Go ahead, call me idiot :).
>
> Idiot. :-)
>
And since Andre was the last person to email me and call me an idiot,
I will reply to his response :). Yup, that was the case and I added
'lba32' to my '/etc/lilo.conf' and things work great. I knew it was
something simple, but I just don't pay attention to LILO much anymore.
Thanks everyone.

-Steve

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