HD Install :: Lilo/HDD/Network Issue

Done some Googling, found this

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LIL?

The second stage boot loader has been loaded at an incorrect address. This is typically caused by a subtle geometry mismatch or by moving /boot/boot.b without running the map installer.
LIL-

The descriptor table is corrupt. This can either be caused by a geometry mismatch or by moving /boot/map without running the map installer.

Why would having the network card in or out affect LILO's parameters? Anyone?

It's not the NIC. It's either the hard drive (physically or the way you partitioned) or the way you've set up LILO.

Then how come I can turn Lilo on/off using only the network card?

Seriously, it's insane. I put the network card in, it stalls at 'LIL'. I take the network card out, it loads fine!

Hard to believe but I'll post a video if you don't believe me!

Perhaps an irq conflict. What is the irq of the net card?

When booting without the net card take a look at the irq of your ide controller

dmesg | grep -i irq | grep ide

Is it possible to change irq assigned to netcard, either on the card or via BIOS settings? Maybe turn off plug and play??

I tried mucking around with the BIOS settings. I didn't want to change the PCi settings manually til I made sure the 'Restore the BIOS To Default' option was working. Bizarrely, it didn't work with PCi IRQ sharing disabled, works fine with PCi IRQ sharing enabled? Only one PCi card installed?

I deliberately, btw, removed an old old modem that was installed before I installed DSL (don't need the modem) but I was shocked to see that DSL even detected that on-boot as having a Rockwell chipset.

This OS has such huge potential.

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