Enrique Zanardi <ezanardi@ull.es> wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 14, 1999 at 05:01:18AM -0400, Adam Di Carlo wrote:
> > Enrique Zanardi <ezanardi@ull.es> writes:
> >
> > > Yes, liloconfig step on dbootstrap is one of the "rough spots".
> > > If someone has a little time to spare improving it, feel free to join us
> > > in debian-boot and help us make it better.
> >
> > Should we work maybe on just using/adapting/extending the existing
> > /usr/sbin/liloconfig script? If not, why not?
>
> I'd say no:
>
> - As of lilo 21-4 /usr/sbin/liloconfig basically does the same that
> "liloconfig on dbootstrap":
> 1.- detect which partition is the root one and write a lilo.conf with a
> single "Linux" entry using that partition for boot and root
Should be able to add more systems (Win/NT/Os2) etc, and also give the systems
a boot priority...
> 2.- install mbr on the MBR of the same disk where the root partition is.
Which is _DEFENATLY_ wrong!!!! I don't think I ever installed a system, where
Linux is on the first disk... Maybe other install it this way, but the option
should exists to specify WHERE to write the mbr...
> 3.- activate the root partition
Good safety check... It have happened once or twice I forgot to do that in
cfdisk... :)
> But:
> - It doesn't detect "wierd cases" (IDE and SCSI on the same machine, root
> on the second hard disk, ...).
*Ooouups* :)
Since I can't do much with my raid booting stuff until the problem with
kernel 2.2 and the floppies are resolved, I volontaire to improve on our
liloconf part in the dbootstrap...
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