Linux LILO boot procedure freezes with LI characters (Lilo boot loader LI error)

Q. My Linux system says LI while booting system and then boots procedure freezes or halts. How do I solve this problem?

A. LILO is a generic boot loader for Linux. This error means few things. LI characters indicate that LILO is having problems. It cannot boot the system.

a) Goto BIOS and set LBA mode for hard disk and reinstall Linux

b) Make sure /boot partition created below the 1023rd cylinder on the hard drive, if not repartition and reinstall Linux

c) See this page for more information.

Posted by: Vivek Gite

The author is the creator of nixCraft and a seasoned sysadmin, DevOps engineer, and a trainer for the Linux operating system/Unix shell scripting. Get the latest tutorials on SysAdmin, Linux/Unix and open source topics via RSS/XML feed or weekly email newsletter.

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