Hard drive not detected properly by linux

[Net Llama!]

Joel Hammer wrote:
> I downloaded the newest version.
> My version is:
> LILO version 21  

That's the major version, what's the minor version, and revision number? 
I'm using 21.7.5

> According to the large disk HOWTO, this doesn't support lba32 or whatever.

Well, the HOWTO is flat out wrong, since i use lba32.

> However, I can't figure out how to compile lilo. The instructions are just
> not there. Running QuickInst warned me not to use it for anything but a new
> installation, whatever that is, ./configure would run, and make returned an
> error.

And that error would be???

> 
> Anyway, my other two 80 gig drives are working fine.

So?  THe 3rd isn't.  You need lba32.

> 
> Joel
> 
> On Sun, Jul 14, 2002 at 02:06:30PM -0700, Net Llama! wrote:
> 
> 
>>Joel Hammer wrote:
>>
>>>On Sun, Jul 14, 2002 at 01:50:30PM -0700, Net Llama! wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>what does lilo.conf look like?
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>disk = /dev/hdd
>>>  bios = 0x83
>>>  cylinders =155114
>>>  sectors = 63
>>>  heads   = 255
>>>boot = /dev/hda
>>>install = /boot/boot.b
>>>map = /boot/map
>>>
>>>prompt
>>>delay = 50
>>>timeout = 50
>>> 
>>>image = /vmlinuz-win4lin
>>>      label = win4lin 
>>>      root = /dev/hda1
>>>      read-only
>>>      vga = ask
>>>
>>>Hmmm..
>>>Looking this over, those disk parameters seem odd. I think heads should be
>>>16 up there, at least to give 80 gigs.
>>>I'll try that next.
>>
>>i see your problem.  you need to use the 'lba32' parameter.  recent 
>>versions of LILO support it (like in the past year or so).  without 
>>anything else you do will be a complete waste of time.


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