[Bug 137235] Re: Kubuntu 7.10 Tribe 5 does not allow LILO-install

[Przemysław Kulczycki]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu 
better. The version of Ubuntu that you were using has reached its End Of Life. 
Please test the latest Ubuntu version (9.10) and report a new bug if necessary.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs
Before trying to install LILO in Ubuntu 9.10 please test if GRUB works.

** Changed in: lilo-installer (Ubuntu)
   Status: Incomplete => Invalid

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Re: [Bug 137235] Re: Kubuntu 7.10 Tribe 5 does not allow LILO-install

[Daniel Melin]

> Daniel, could you please elaborate? Going back and selecting GRUB should
> still work fine. What happens when you try? We aren't going to ask this
> question by default - I would much rather make the installer
> automatically select the proper boot loader when necessary (so I would
> also like more details on how your system is incompatible with GRUB).
>
> ** Changed in: lilo-installer (Ubuntu)
>  Assignee: (unassigned) => Colin Watson
>Status: New => Incomplete

Should I reply to the Bug-adress or to you Colin? I'll do both this
time.

In Kubuntu AMD64 Tribe 4 Alternate I choose "Go back" when GRUB asks where I 
should put the boot-loader. I then choose "Install LILO". Everything works 
OK.

In Tribe 5, GRUB gets installed automatically, and I get the choice to "Go 
back" at installation-end. But then the CD is unmounted and ejected, so if I 
go back an choose LILO then the installer wont find the packages needed and 
hangs on 50%.

I then added "priority=low" when I booted the installer-CD and then I can 
install LILO OK.

I'm using 1 NTFS-partition, 1 EXT3 as / and 1 SWAP

The problem with GRUB seems to be that my very new nVidia 8600GT is not 
supported in the framebuffer-stuff (?) that GRUB uses when it boots. LILO 
boots in console-mode and everything works out OK.

The machine is not in production so I can reformat and install and try out the 
stuff you want me to. I'll be glad to help.

Regards,
Daniel

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[Bug 137235] Re: Kubuntu 7.10 Tribe 5 does not allow LILO-install

[Colin Watson]

No, please disregard the previous comment. This is not specification
material and there will be no benefit from trying to write one. Michael,
please be more careful about where you use this stock comment.

Daniel, could you please elaborate? Going back and selecting GRUB should
still work fine. What happens when you try? We aren't going to ask this
question by default - I would much rather make the installer
automatically select the proper boot loader when necessary (so I would
also like more details on how your system is incompatible with GRUB).

** Changed in: lilo-installer (Ubuntu)
 Assignee: (unassigned) => Colin Watson
   Status: New => Incomplete

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[Bug 137235] Re: Kubuntu 7.10 Tribe 5 does not allow LILO-install

[Michael Price]

Thanks for your report. Your idea might get more attention and have the 
possibility of being implemented if you submit a specification for it. First 
check whether the idea is already registered 
, and if so, contact the  
specification's drafter about your ideas. Otherwise, you can start writing a 
spec yourself. 

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