Bug 44538 - Linux 7.1 OS will not install properly
Summary: Linux 7.1 OS will not install properly
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: anaconda
Version: 7.1
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
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Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Brent Fox
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Reported: 2001-06-14 00:39 UTC by Need Real Name
Modified: 2008-05-01 15:38 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2001-07-18 15:57:47 UTC
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Description Need Real Name 2001-06-14 00:39:40 UTC
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Description of problem:
The follwing error window appears after I install the custom version of 
Linux 7.1 Server edition:

An error occured while installing the bootloader

We highly recommend you make a recovery boot floppy when prompted, 
otherwise you may not be able to reboot into Red Hat Linux.

The error reported was:

Warning: BIOS drive 0x82 may not be accessible
Warning: BIOS drive 0x82 may not be accessible
Warning: BIOS drive 0x82 may not be accessible
Warning: BIOS drive 0x82 may not be accessible
Warning: BIOS drive 0x82 may not be accessible
Warning: BIOS drive 0x82 may not be accessible
Warning: device 0/0802 exceeds 1024 cylinder limt
Fatal: sector 17494785 too large for linear mode (try 'lba32' instead)

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Install Linux 7.1 from CD, using custom install
2.Install LILO on first sector of the boot partition
3.
	

Actual Results:  The error description appeared during post-config after 
install was complete.  Inserted floppy when prompted; boot, initrd.img, 
LSLINUX.SYS, syslinux.cfg, vmlinuz created on floppy.

Using System Commander Deluxe 5.05 (current edition), I select "boot from 
Floppy" option.  Linux attempts to load from floppy but fails.

Expected Results:  Ability to boot from LILO.  From system Commander 
Deluxe 5.05, choose Linux instead of boot from floppy.

Additional info:

Hardware includes 3 SCSI hards drives on two Adaptec Controller cards.
Controller 1 is the AHA-2940 and has two SCSI drives
The first drive is a Seagate 9 GB drive which has two partitions.  

The first is a 133 MB FAT 32 where System Commander/MBR is installed.
The rest of the drive is formatted NTFS and Has Windows 2000 Professional 
OS.

The second SCSI drive is also 9 GB and is reserved for Linux.

Controller 2 is an Adaptec 29140 Ultra160 

The third SCSI hard drive is a seagate 36 GB and has two partitions.  The 
26 GB partition is fromatted FAT 32 and is for data and programs, the 
other 9 GB is formatted NTFS and has Windows XP Beta 2 installed.

Comment 1 Brent Fox 2001-07-18 15:57:43 UTC
Did you try lba32?

Comment 2 Brent Fox 2001-07-28 15:47:46 UTC
Closing due to inactivity. Please reopen if you have more information.


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