Re: [Sheflug] Newbie again - help needed!

[Ruth Gunstone <nospam [at] bolsterstone.demon.co.uk>]

In message <Pine.LNX.4.31.0105292139050.1310-100000 [at] maverick.fishbot.org.uk>
          Craig Andrews <craig [at] fishbot.org.uk> wrote:

> You probably did one of three things (both related to LILO config)#
> 
> a) Selected install LILO to floppy
> b) Selected install LILO to partition
> c) Did not install LILO at all
[snip]

Having seen no reference to LiLo during the install process, I presume c).

> What you could do is this... stick in the boot floppy/CD and boot to the
> LILO prompt,

That's where the problem lies - there /is/ no LiLo prompt - certainly not one
that allows me to type a command.

[snip]

<fx: - passing of time . . .>

I've just been thro' the install process again, and this time chosen the
textual option.

Success!

It has kindly given me a boot option, so I can at least boot into Linux.
Hooray!

 . . but no X :-(
 
 I've probably configured the video card wrongly. Not surprising - it's an
ancient Cirrus thing a rescued from the skip! A better one should be
available to me next week. In the meantime, I would highly appreciate a
pointer to configuring the video-card from the command line!


Thanks!



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Ruth Gunstone          (ruth at bolsterstone dot demon dot co dot uk)

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