[wplug] kernel not loading after partitioning hard drive

[Paul Cantalupo]

"Vanco, Donald" wrote:

> Did you move the kernels beyond 1024 cylinders when you repartitioned?  If
> so - lilo cannot find them anymore...
>

I actually moved the root partition towards the beginning of the hard drive
so I don't think this is a problem. In any event, I don't think the LILO
version that I am using cares about the 1024 cylinder problem as far as I've
been able to understand.  Please let me know if I am wrong in assuming this.


FYI, my hard drive is approx 40 GB and my root partition starts around 14GB.
My root partition *was* started around 20GB before the repartitioning.

Thanks,

Paul

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Paul Cantalupo [mailto:lupey+ at pitt.edu]
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 10:00 AM
> > To: wplug at wplug.org
> > Subject: [wplug] kernel not loading after partitioning hard drive
> >
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am just repartitioned my hard drive with Partition Magic
> > 7.0. I have a
> > Windows partition and several Linux partitions. After reboot,
> > LILO pops
> > up with a choice (as usual) of Windows or 2 linux kernels. One of my
> > kernels (the original one) works but when I select the other
> > (I use this
> > kernel for NTFS support), it hangs during loading. It literally stops
> > with "Loading........................" displayed on the screen.
> >
> > Is my kernel corrupted from the partitioning? If so, how much
> > more of my
> > hard drive could be corrupted? Any chance of recovery beside using my
> > non-existent backup CD?  :(
> >
> > Thanks for your help,
> >
> > Paul
> >
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