Block Move error

[mairving]

I am trying to help a guy out with a version of Mandrake 8.0 that he has loaded on a 30GB hard drive. The drive only has Linux on it. When lilo loads, if he tries to use the up/down arrows on the menu (graphical), then he gets the following error
Loading Linux...
Block move error 0xAE
boot:
If he lets lilo timeout, it will load fine. Lilo is installed in the mbr. He has installed about seven times. I suggested getting rid of the graphical menu or using grub instead. Any ideas?

[Toaster]

This sounds like a BIOS/Mandake error.
When IDE drives exceed about 27GB, BIOS`s need to be very recent.
Retry the install but this time be sure to set a "boot" partition of 16MB or less. In most cases, this should do the trick provided your controller is a supported device.
Try updating the BIOS. Failing this, manually partition the drive like thus:
1. Boot partition (less then 16MB) Often, a 10-12MB partition is more then enough.
2. /usr Make this partition any size you see fit but to prevent goofy errors, set the size to 7.5GB or less.
3. / (root partition) Set this partition to a size not exceeding 8GB (7.5GB is safest) The usable (useful) size need only be about 4GB.
4. /home This is the one partition that can be a big monster. All your files and all user files will be stored here. Again, dependant on the support for your hardware, set to 7.5GB or less.
5. /temp Set this partition to about 4GB but any size is ok using 7.5 as an upper limit to avoid any compatability issues.
6. /swap No matter the amount of memory installed, you should have a swap partition. Sizes in excess of 256MB are wasteful.
7. /download This is a great partition to make and Linux takes great advantage of it. Set this to any size that fits your file size "guestimates" 2-5 GB is great.
Note:
During the install, you may see an option to use "linear" addressing. Unless your hardware is supported 100%, I recommend against it.
Next time try SCSI, no games, no translation and native support.

[Statica]

How abt appending lba32 to /etc/lilo.conf
It might help.

[mairving]

Thanks, guys. I will get him to try the things listed.

Toaster, hadn't seen you much over in this part lately. You haven't given up Linux for Windows XP, have you?