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On Fri, 22 Aug 2008, baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org wrote:

> I did a hard drive install (which took a lot of Googling because BL3 is
> pretty undocumented).
>
> I believe these are the steps(?)
>
> -fdisk -C 7944 -H 16 -S 63 /dev/hda1
> -n
> -w

I just type fdisk /dev/hda1 and then n etc to choose partition size and 
type.  BL does not need 3GB - do you also have a swap partition?


> -mke2fs /dev/hda1
> -mount /dev/hda1 /hd
> -install-to-hd
> -reboot with floppy 1 still in the drive
> -hit ctrl when you see LILO
> -hd root=/dev/hda1
> -lilo -v
> -fdisk -C 7944 -H 16 -S 63 /dev/hda1

Why are you fdisking a second time  instead of just rebooting?
I don't understand the C 7944 part but perhaps you are repartitioning.

> -a
>
> (the fdisk command being for the 3.8gb hard drive in my Toshiba Satellite
> Pro 480CDT with a BIOS that forgot how to boot CDs)
>
> Correct me if I may be wrong, but if I do those steps, shouldn't I be able
> to boot BL3 without a floppy?