On Tuesday 05 Feb 2002 23:15, Pixel wrote:
> Peter Ruskin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> [...]
>
> > [root@penguin root]# /sbin/lilo -v3
>
> [...]
>
> > BINGO!! That worked. It's very strange -- I've never had to do
> > anything like that before. I did lilo -v5 but couldn't record the
> > results because I ran out of history -- I'll have to increase that.
>
> can you give the output of "lilo -v3"
> - without any "disk=...",
> - with only "disk=/dev/hde bios=0x80"
**- without any "disk=..." -**
[root@penguin etc]# lilo -v3
LILO version 22.1, Copyright (C) 1992-1998 Werner Almesberger
Development beyond version 21 Copyright (C) 1999-2001 John Coffman
Released 31-Oct-2001 and compiled at 18:00:50 on Jan 30 2002.
MAX_IMAGES = 27
raid_setup returns offset = 00000000
Reading boot sector from /dev/hdh1
Warning: /dev/hdh1 is not on the first disk
bios_dev: device 2240
bios_dev: masked device 2240, which is /dev/hdh
bios_dev: geometry check found 0 matches
bios_dev: PT match found 1 match (0x83)
Device 0x2240: BIOS drive 0x83, 255 heads, 4982 cylinders,
63 sectors. Partition offset: 0 sectors.
Merging with /boot/boot.b
bios_dev: device 2241
bios_dev: masked device 2240, which is /dev/hdh
bios_dev: geometry check found 0 matches
bios_dev: PT match found 1 match (0x83)
Device 0x2241: BIOS drive 0x83, 255 heads, 4982 cylinders,
63 sectors. Partition offset: 63 sectors.
Secondary loader: 14 sectors.
bios_dev: device 2241
bios_dev: masked device 2240, which is /dev/hdh
bios_dev: geometry check found 0 matches
bios_dev: PT match found 1 match (0x83)
Device 0x2241: BIOS drive 0x83, 255 heads, 4982 cylinders,
63 sectors. Partition offset: 63 sectors.
Mapping message file /boot/message
bios_dev: device 2241
bios_dev: masked device 2240, which is /dev/hdh
bios_dev: geometry check found 0 matches
bios_dev: PT match found 1 match (0x83)
Device 0x2241: BIOS drive 0x83, 255 heads, 4982 cylinders,
63 sectors. Partition offset: 63 sectors.
Message: 1 sector.
Boot image: /boot/vmlinuz
bios_dev: device 2241
bios_dev: masked device 2240, which is /dev/hdh
bios_dev: geometry check found 0 matches
bios_dev: PT match found 1 match (0x83)
Device 0x2241: BIOS drive 0x83, 255 heads, 4982 cylinders,
63 sectors. Partition offset: 63 sectors.
Setup length is 10 sectors.
Mapped 1722 sectors.
Mapping RAM disk /boot/initrd.img
bios_dev: device 2241
bios_dev: masked device 2240, which is /dev/hdh
bios_dev: geometry check found 0 matches
bios_dev: PT match found 1 match (0x83)
Device 0x2241: BIOS drive 0x83, 255 heads, 4982 cylinders,
63 sectors. Partition offset: 63 sectors.
RAM disk: 394 sectors.
Added linux *
<dev=0xe3,hd=0,cyl=78,sct=200>
"ro root=2245 devfs=mount mem=nopentium"
Boot image: /boot/vmlinuz
bios_dev: device 2241
bios_dev: masked device 2240, which is /dev/hdh
bios_dev: geometry check found 0 matches
bios_dev: PT match found 1 match (0x83)
Device 0x2241: BIOS drive 0x83, 255 heads, 4982 cylinders,
63 sectors. Partition offset: 63 sectors.
Setup length is 10 sectors.
Mapped 1722 sectors.
Mapping RAM disk /boot/initrd.img
bios_dev: device 2241
bios_dev: masked device 2240, which is /dev/hdh
bios_dev: geometry check found 0 matches
bios_dev: PT match found 1 match (0x83)
Device 0x2241: BIOS drive 0x83, 255 heads, 4982 cylinders,
63 sectors. Partition offset: 63 sectors.
RAM disk: 394 sectors.
Added failsafe
<dev=0xe3,hd=0,cyl=78,sct=226>
"ro root=2245 failsafe devfs=mount mem=nopentium"
/boot/boot.2241 exists - no backup copy made.
Map file size: 28672 bytes.
Writing boot sector.
**- with only "disk=/dev/hde bios=0x80" -**
[root@penguin etc]# lilo -v3
LILO version 22.1, Copyright (C) 1992-1998 Werner Almesberger
Development beyond version 21 Copyright (C) 1999-2001 John Coffman
Released 31-Oct-2001 and compiled at 18:00:50 on Jan 30 2002.
MAX_IMAGES = 27
raid_setup returns offset = 00000000
Reading boot sector from /dev/hdh1
Warning: /dev/hdh1 is not on the first disk
bios_dev: device 2240
bios_dev: masked device 2240, which is /dev/hdh
bios_dev: geometry check found 0 matches
bios_dev: PT match found 1 match (0x83)
Device 0x2240: BIOS drive 0x83, 255 heads, 4982 cylinders,
63 sectors. Partition offset: 0 sectors.
Merging with /boot/boot.b
bios_dev: device 2241
bios_dev: masked device 2240, which is /dev/hdh
bios_dev: geometry check found 0 matches
bios_dev: PT match found 1 match (0x83)
Device 0x2241: BIOS drive 0x83, 255 heads, 4982 cylinders,
63 sectors. Partition offset: 63 sectors.
Secondary loader: 14 sectors.
bios_dev: device 2241
bios_dev: masked device 2240, which is /dev/hdh
bios_dev: geometry check found 0 matches
bios_dev: PT match found 1 match (0x83)
Device 0x2241: BIOS drive 0x83, 255 heads, 4982 cylinders,
63 sectors. Partition offset: 63 sectors.
Mapping message file /boot/message
bios_dev: device 2241
bios_dev: masked device 2240, which is /dev/hdh
bios_dev: geometry check found 0 matches
bios_dev: PT match found 1 match (0x83)
Device 0x2241: BIOS drive 0x83, 255 heads, 4982 cylinders,
63 sectors. Partition offset: 63 sectors.
Message: 1 sector.
Boot image: /boot/vmlinuz
bios_dev: device 2241
bios_dev: masked device 2240, which is /dev/hdh
bios_dev: geometry check found 0 matches
bios_dev: PT match found 1 match (0x83)
Device 0x2241: BIOS drive 0x83, 255 heads, 4982 cylinders,
63 sectors. Partition offset: 63 sectors.
Setup length is 10 sectors.
Mapped 1722 sectors.
Mapping RAM disk /boot/initrd.img
bios_dev: device 2241
bios_dev: masked device 2240, which is /dev/hdh
bios_dev: geometry check found 0 matches
bios_dev: PT match found 1 match (0x83)
Device 0x2241: BIOS drive 0x83, 255 heads, 4982 cylinders,
63 sectors. Partition offset: 63 sectors.
RAM disk: 394 sectors.
Added linux *
<dev=0xe3,hd=0,cyl=78,sct=130>
"ro root=2245 devfs=mount mem=nopentium"
Boot image: /boot/vmlinuz
bios_dev: device 2241
bios_dev: masked device 2240, which is /dev/hdh
bios_dev: geometry check found 0 matches
bios_dev: PT match found 1 match (0x83)
Device 0x2241: BIOS drive 0x83, 255 heads, 4982 cylinders,
63 sectors. Partition offset: 63 sectors.
Setup length is 10 sectors.
Mapped 1722 sectors.
Mapping RAM disk /boot/initrd.img
bios_dev: device 2241
bios_dev: masked device 2240, which is /dev/hdh
bios_dev: geometry check found 0 matches
bios_dev: PT match found 1 match (0x83)
Device 0x2241: BIOS drive 0x83, 255 heads, 4982 cylinders,
63 sectors. Partition offset: 63 sectors.
RAM disk: 394 sectors.
Added failsafe
<dev=0xe3,hd=0,cyl=78,sct=156>
"ro root=2245 failsafe devfs=mount mem=nopentium"
/boot/boot.2241 exists - no backup copy made.
Map file size: 28672 bytes.
Writing boot sector.
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