On 15 Jan 09, maximilian attems wrote: > i'd guess that grub is much better tested as it is the default. > any special reason why you'd picked lilo. > the default encrypted root install is afaik very well tested. > Well, the encrypted root install with LVM _failed_ for me, which is why I reported the bug. I didn't choose Lilo. Lilo is chosen by the installer itself, as Grub doesn't support LVM. So there's no choice but to use Lilo here, I'm afraid. Here's my e-mail exchange with installer maintainer Ferenc Wagner on that subject.
I wrote: >>> Why is the installer using Lilo (which I thought had gone out with >>> the dinosaurs)? He answered: >>Grub can't be used if /boot is on LVM or it isn't an ext2 (or ext3) >>partition. The contents of /proc/mounts would help. > i'm not the mantainer of that boot script, > but the patch you'd sent in looks fundamentaly wrong. > The patch was applied, tested, and works, and I believe it follows the guidelines. What package does /scripts/local-top/cryptroot belong in then? The bug could be reassigned to them. -PGB -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
