* Re: LILO probs [not found] <200210070802.g9782vON007305@habitrail.home.fools-errant.com> @ 2002-10-07 8:12 ` Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk 2002-10-07 8:26 ` Hacksaw 0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread From: Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk @ 2002-10-07 8:12 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Hacksaw; +Cc: Kernel mailing list On Monday 07 October 2002 10:02, Hacksaw wrote: > That partition table does not look normal to me. What was it produced with? linux fdisk ... or ... no - it was the redhat installation. point is - the disk was first installed in an old P90 whose BIOS found the disk as a 1024/16/63 (504 meg) disk, but linux overrode that, allowing me to use the whole disk. I settled with boot from floppy, but I can't use that now. roy -- Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk, Datavaktmester ProntoTV AS - http://www.pronto.tv/ Tel: +47 9801 3356 Computers are like air conditioners. They stop working when you open Windows. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread
* Re: LILO probs 2002-10-07 8:12 ` LILO probs Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk @ 2002-10-07 8:26 ` Hacksaw 2002-10-07 8:57 ` Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk 2002-10-07 14:16 ` LILO probs Denis Vlasenko 0 siblings, 2 replies; 6+ messages in thread From: Hacksaw @ 2002-10-07 8:26 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk; +Cc: linux-kernel > > Disk /dev/hda: 16 heads, 63 sectors, 38792 cylinders > > > > Nr AF Hd Sec Cyl Hd Sec Cyl Start Size ID > > 1 80 1 1 0 15 63 609 63 614817 83 > > 2 00 0 1 610 15 63 1023 614880 10486224 83 > > 3 00 15 63 1023 15 63 1023 11101104 4194288 83 > > 4 00 15 63 1023 15 63 1023 15295392 23806944 0f > > 5 00 15 63 1023 15 63 1023 63 2097585 83 > > 6 00 15 63 1023 15 63 1023 63 1048257 83 > > 7 00 15 63 1023 15 63 1023 63 1048257 82 > > 8 00 15 63 1023 15 63 1023 63 19612593 83 It's a very confusing table, but more importantly it seems to imply that /dev/hda{5,6,7,8} all start at cylinder 63, and end in a variety of places. If this is an accurate representation of the partition table on this disk, I would suggest you recover what you can from it, and start over. Better would be to have a look at the partition table with something that can fix it, like fdisk, sfdisk or parted. Example: sfdisk -l /dev/hda -- If in doubt, consult tradition. If still in doubt, consult your experience. If still in doubt, consult your body. http://www.hacksaw.org -- http://www.privatecircus.com -- KB1FVD ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread
* Re: LILO probs 2002-10-07 8:26 ` Hacksaw @ 2002-10-07 8:57 ` Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk 2002-10-07 10:44 ` jbradford 2002-10-07 14:16 ` LILO probs Denis Vlasenko 1 sibling, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread From: Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk @ 2002-10-07 8:57 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Hacksaw; +Cc: linux-kernel On Monday 07 October 2002 10:26, Hacksaw wrote: > > > Disk /dev/hda: 16 heads, 63 sectors, 38792 cylinders > > > > > > Nr AF Hd Sec Cyl Hd Sec Cyl Start Size ID > > > 1 80 1 1 0 15 63 609 63 614817 83 > > > 2 00 0 1 610 15 63 1023 614880 10486224 83 > > > 3 00 15 63 1023 15 63 1023 11101104 4194288 83 > > > 4 00 15 63 1023 15 63 1023 15295392 23806944 0f > > > 5 00 15 63 1023 15 63 1023 63 2097585 83 > > > 6 00 15 63 1023 15 63 1023 63 1048257 83 > > > 7 00 15 63 1023 15 63 1023 63 1048257 82 > > > 8 00 15 63 1023 15 63 1023 63 19612593 83 > > It's a very confusing table, but more importantly it seems to imply that > /dev/hda{5,6,7,8} all start at cylinder 63, and end in a variety of places. > > If this is an accurate representation of the partition table on this disk, > I would suggest you recover what you can from it, and start over. > > Better would be to have a look at the partition table with something that > can fix it, like fdisk, sfdisk or parted. Example: > > sfdisk -l /dev/hda hm root@pbx /usr/src/asterisk># sfdisk -l /dev/hda Disk /dev/hda: 38792 cylinders, 16 heads, 63 sectors/track Units = cylinders of 516096 bytes, blocks of 1024 bytes, counting from 0 Device Boot Start End #cyls #blocks Id System /dev/hda1 * 0+ 609 610- 307408+ 83 Linux /dev/hda2 610 11012 10403 5243112 83 Linux /dev/hda3 11013 15173 4161 2097144 83 Linux /dev/hda4 15174 38791 23618 11903472 f Win95 Ext'd (LBA) /dev/hda5 15174+ 17254 2081- 1048792+ 83 Linux /dev/hda6 17255+ 18294 1040- 524128+ 83 Linux /dev/hda7 18295+ 19334 1040- 524128+ 82 Linux swap /dev/hda8 19335+ 38791 19457- 9806296+ 83 Linux just lists the table but - it works, but I need to boot off a floppy, and I really don't want to start over reinstalling this. any ideas how I can make LILO/GRUB work with this? roy -- Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk, Datavaktmester ProntoTV AS - http://www.pronto.tv/ Tel: +47 9801 3356 Computers are like air conditioners. They stop working when you open Windows. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread
* Re: LILO probs 2002-10-07 8:57 ` Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk @ 2002-10-07 10:44 ` jbradford 2002-10-07 11:28 ` LILO probs (SOLVED) Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk 0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread From: jbradford @ 2002-10-07 10:44 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk; +Cc: linux-kernel > > > > Disk /dev/hda: 16 heads, 63 sectors, 38792 cylinders > > > > > > > > Nr AF Hd Sec Cyl Hd Sec Cyl Start Size ID > > > > 1 80 1 1 0 15 63 609 63 614817 83 > > > > 2 00 0 1 610 15 63 1023 614880 10486224 83 > > > > 3 00 15 63 1023 15 63 1023 11101104 4194288 83 > > > > 4 00 15 63 1023 15 63 1023 15295392 23806944 0f > > > > 5 00 15 63 1023 15 63 1023 63 2097585 83 > > > > 6 00 15 63 1023 15 63 1023 63 1048257 83 > > > > 7 00 15 63 1023 15 63 1023 63 1048257 82 > > > > 8 00 15 63 1023 15 63 1023 63 19612593 83 > > > > It's a very confusing table, but more importantly it seems to imply that > > /dev/hda{5,6,7,8} all start at cylinder 63, and end in a variety of places. > > > > If this is an accurate representation of the partition table on this disk, > > I would suggest you recover what you can from it, and start over. > > > > Better would be to have a look at the partition table with something that > > can fix it, like fdisk, sfdisk or parted. Example: > > > > sfdisk -l /dev/hda > > hm > > root@pbx /usr/src/asterisk># sfdisk -l /dev/hda > > Disk /dev/hda: 38792 cylinders, 16 heads, 63 sectors/track > Units = cylinders of 516096 bytes, blocks of 1024 bytes, counting from 0 > > Device Boot Start End #cyls #blocks Id System > /dev/hda1 * 0+ 609 610- 307408+ 83 Linux > /dev/hda2 610 11012 10403 5243112 83 Linux > /dev/hda3 11013 15173 4161 2097144 83 Linux > /dev/hda4 15174 38791 23618 11903472 f Win95 Ext'd (LBA) > /dev/hda5 15174+ 17254 2081- 1048792+ 83 Linux > /dev/hda6 17255+ 18294 1040- 524128+ 83 Linux > /dev/hda7 18295+ 19334 1040- 524128+ 82 Linux swap > /dev/hda8 19335+ 38791 19457- 9806296+ 83 Linux > > just lists the table > > but - it works, but I need to boot off a floppy, and I really don't want to > start over reinstalling this. > > any ideas how I can make LILO/GRUB work with this? When you say, 'boot off a floppy', what do you mean: 1. Boot a raw kernel image from a floppy or 2. Boot a floppy containing LILO/GRUB? If you mean 1, you are accessing the hard disk with the BIOS. If you mean 2, you are never accessing the hard disk with the BIOS. John. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread
* Re: LILO probs (SOLVED) 2002-10-07 10:44 ` jbradford @ 2002-10-07 11:28 ` Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk 0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread From: Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk @ 2002-10-07 11:28 UTC (permalink / raw) To: jbradford; +Cc: linux-kernel Hi I hardcoded the actual disk geometry along with disk=0x80 in lilo.conf, and now it works ;-) roy On Monday 07 October 2002 12:44, jbradford@dial.pipex.com wrote: > > > > > Disk /dev/hda: 16 heads, 63 sectors, 38792 cylinders > > > > > > > > > > Nr AF Hd Sec Cyl Hd Sec Cyl Start Size ID > > > > > 1 80 1 1 0 15 63 609 63 614817 83 > > > > > 2 00 0 1 610 15 63 1023 614880 10486224 83 > > > > > 3 00 15 63 1023 15 63 1023 11101104 4194288 83 > > > > > 4 00 15 63 1023 15 63 1023 15295392 23806944 0f > > > > > 5 00 15 63 1023 15 63 1023 63 2097585 83 > > > > > 6 00 15 63 1023 15 63 1023 63 1048257 83 > > > > > 7 00 15 63 1023 15 63 1023 63 1048257 82 > > > > > 8 00 15 63 1023 15 63 1023 63 19612593 83 > > > > > > It's a very confusing table, but more importantly it seems to imply > > > that /dev/hda{5,6,7,8} all start at cylinder 63, and end in a variety > > > of places. > > > > > > If this is an accurate representation of the partition table on this > > > disk, I would suggest you recover what you can from it, and start over. > > > > > > Better would be to have a look at the partition table with something > > > that can fix it, like fdisk, sfdisk or parted. Example: > > > > > > sfdisk -l /dev/hda > > > > hm > > > > root@pbx /usr/src/asterisk># sfdisk -l /dev/hda > > > > Disk /dev/hda: 38792 cylinders, 16 heads, 63 sectors/track > > Units = cylinders of 516096 bytes, blocks of 1024 bytes, counting from 0 > > > > Device Boot Start End #cyls #blocks Id System > > /dev/hda1 * 0+ 609 610- 307408+ 83 Linux > > /dev/hda2 610 11012 10403 5243112 83 Linux > > /dev/hda3 11013 15173 4161 2097144 83 Linux > > /dev/hda4 15174 38791 23618 11903472 f Win95 Ext'd (LBA) > > /dev/hda5 15174+ 17254 2081- 1048792+ 83 Linux > > /dev/hda6 17255+ 18294 1040- 524128+ 83 Linux > > /dev/hda7 18295+ 19334 1040- 524128+ 82 Linux swap > > /dev/hda8 19335+ 38791 19457- 9806296+ 83 Linux > > > > just lists the table > > > > but - it works, but I need to boot off a floppy, and I really don't want > > to start over reinstalling this. > > > > any ideas how I can make LILO/GRUB work with this? > > When you say, 'boot off a floppy', what do you mean: > > 1. Boot a raw kernel image from a floppy > > or > > 2. Boot a floppy containing LILO/GRUB? > > If you mean 1, you are accessing the hard disk with the BIOS. > > If you mean 2, you are never accessing the hard disk with the BIOS. > > John. -- Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk, Datavaktmester ProntoTV AS - http://www.pronto.tv/ Tel: +47 9801 3356 Computers are like air conditioners. They stop working when you open Windows. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread
* Re: LILO probs 2002-10-07 8:26 ` Hacksaw 2002-10-07 8:57 ` Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk @ 2002-10-07 14:16 ` Denis Vlasenko 1 sibling, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread From: Denis Vlasenko @ 2002-10-07 14:16 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Hacksaw, Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk; +Cc: linux-kernel On 7 October 2002 06:26, Hacksaw wrote: > > > Disk /dev/hda: 16 heads, 63 sectors, 38792 cylinders > > > > > > Nr AF Hd Sec Cyl Hd Sec Cyl Start Size ID > > > 1 80 1 1 0 15 63 609 63 614817 83 > > > 2 00 0 1 610 15 63 1023 614880 10486224 83 > > > 3 00 15 63 1023 15 63 1023 11101104 4194288 83 > > > 4 00 15 63 1023 15 63 1023 15295392 23806944 0f > > > 5 00 15 63 1023 15 63 1023 63 2097585 83 > > > 6 00 15 63 1023 15 63 1023 63 1048257 83 > > > 7 00 15 63 1023 15 63 1023 63 1048257 82 > > > 8 00 15 63 1023 15 63 1023 63 19612593 83 > > It's a very confusing table, but more importantly it seems to imply > that /dev/hda{5,6,7,8} all start at cylinder 63, and end in a variety > of places. It's a sector offset, not a cylinder. Also extended partition method of storing offsets is 'interesting' :-( -- vda ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread
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