On Sat, 4 Jun 2005 17:17:55 -0400, "Nico Kadel-Garcia" <nkadel@comcast.net>
wrote:

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>"justme" <gonzyyyy@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:3d24a191170c20105s44efec8me0b10slc@4ax.com.. .
>> Grub or Lilo it don't matter they don't start when I reboot after
>> installation.
>>
>> When I reboot with Grub is stands still: GRUB_ (underscore blinking)
>> and don't start (have to reboot and reboot)
>>
>> The same with Lilo It stands still: L_ (underscore blinking)
>>
>>
>> I tryed to install DOS then it WILL start from HD
>>
>> when I install LINUX DEBIAN after DOS (with DOS on HD to)
>>
>> I have the same problem again with GRUB or LILO
>>
>>
>>
>> I have to start from HD when want to Use Sarge, and iptables
>>
>> It is a Pentium 166 pc
>
>Pentium 166? That's... fairly behiind the times.

The issue is whether the PC has the EDD bios extensions needed to support
"lba32" (with LILO). Without the EDD bios, "lba32" cannot be supported.

In this case, there must be a /boot partition located below the 1024 cylinder
limit. The LILO standalone diagnostic disk #1 may be used to check for EDD
bios support:

http://lilo.go.dyndns.org/pub/linux/lilo/boot

--John


How much RAM do you have,
>and how did you install it in the first place?
>