If you have installed Linux and the system doesn’t boot properly from your hard disk, it may be a problem with LILO or with the partitions. If you created a boot floppy disk, boot from that. If that boots without a problem, check the partition table by executing fdisk. Make sure the Linux partition is active. If it is and you still can’t boot from the hard disk, boot from the floppy disk and run LILO again to configure the boot sector. See Chapter 4 for more information on LILO.

A problem will sometimes occur when Linux can’t find the main Linux partition. Boot from the floppy disk and hold down the Shift or Ctrl key. This will produce a menu that enables you to specify the boot device explicitly. This problem can usually be corrected with LILO.