Mandrake 8.2 problems

[vfouquereau]

Hi all,

I have a couple problems with my Mandrake 8.2 installation.

First, I cannot reboot or turn off the computer directly from Linux. What I mean is that when I reboot the computer from the K menu, the computer will just hang at the BIOS boot-up. I have a Compaq Presario 720 notebook. When booting, the Compaq logo appear, then the startup begins. When rebooting in Linux, it just hangs. I have to turn the computer off by holding the power button, which is annoying.

Second, I can't configure LILO to my liking. Even when editing the lilo.conf file as root, the LILO boot screen isn't changed.

Any tips on those two little problems?

Note: I do NOT have Mandrake 9.0 due to my snail pace 56k internet access. Thanks for your understanding.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Do you run /sbin/lilo after editting the config file?

 

[vfouquereau]

You got a point there friend!

It's been an eternity since I used Linux. Forgot all about this.

Thank you!

Update to my boot problem : The computer hangs at boot up and the hard drive LED is always light up. Hope it helps.