#FIG 2.1 80 2 1 3 0 1 -1 0 0 21 0.00000 1 0.000 65 149 5 5 65 149 70 149 1 3 0 1 -1 0 0 21 0.00000 1 0.000 64 259 5 5 64 259 69 259 1 3 0 1 -1 0 0 21 0.00000 1 0.000 64 369 5 5 64 369 69 369 1 3 0 1 -1 0 0 21 0.00000 1 0.000 64 479 5 5 64 479 69 479 2 1 0 3 -1 0 0 0 0.000 -1 0 0 19 49 859 49 9999 9999 2 1 0 3 -1 0 0 0 0.000 -1 0 0 19 629 859 629 9999 9999 4 0 19 18 0 -1 0 0.00000 4 21 379 39 39 Troubleshooting and Repairing a Linux System 4 0 31 36 0 -1 0 0.00000 4 45 617 79 99 Booting problems and Repairing LILO 4 0 16 32 0 -1 0 0.00000 4 38 452 79 159 First enable booting from floppy 4 0 17 24 0 -1 0 0.00000 4 27 725 119 194 Use kernel diskette with "rdev" set to hd root fs; repair any filesystem 4 0 17 24 0 -1 0 0.00000 4 27 530 119 226 damage and other problems BEFORE fixing LILO. 4 0 16 32 0 -1 0 0.00000 4 38 397 79 274 Fix problems in /etc/lilo.conf 4 0 16 32 0 -1 0 0.00000 4 38 328 79 384 Check boot loader files 4 0 16 32 0 -1 0 0.00000 4 38 313 79 489 Re-install map loader 4 0 17 24 0 -1 0 0.00000 4 27 712 119 519 Execute lilo -v -v -v and watch results closely. Sync and reboot to  4 0 17 24 0 -1 0 0.00000 4 27 93 119 551 try it out. 4 0 17 24 0 -1 0 0.00000 4 27 706 119 419 Files such as /boot/boot.b are extremely important. Re-install LILO 4 0 17 24 0 -1 0 0.00000 4 27 255 119 451 from sources if in doubt! 4 0 17 24 0 -1 0 0.00000 4 27 657 119 341 Large IDE drives often have trouble: BIOS geometry problem? 4 0 17 24 0 -1 0 0.00000 4 29 609 119 309 Review LILO documentation w.r.t. configuration options.