Bug#38403: boot-floppies: would like to have an "i _really_ mean it" option while installing lilo to logical drive
On Sat, 29 May 1999 23:24:53 +0200, you wrote:
>That's dinstall.
You're right.
>(I doubt that you've seen dbootstrap.)
However, all I see when I do a ps on the second console in the install
system, all I see is dbootstrap. Hency, my misjudgement.
>However it's
>likely that the installation routine will use the liloconfig from
>the lilo packge if it provides proper functionality.
The error message "The root filesystem is installed in a logical
partition. LILO can't boot from there, so you must install LILO in one
of the following extended partitions. Please select the partition to
use." is defined as MSG_ROOT_IS_LOGICAL in
boot-floppies/utilities/dinstall/messages/less lang_C.h.
from boot-floppies/utilities/dinstall/bootconfig.c
| if ( (part[0]>'4') || (part[1]!='\0') ){
| /* The root partition is a logical one. Let the user choose an
| * extended one.
| */
| struct fdisk_partition *p=NULL;
| p=select_not_mounted( MSG_ROOT_IS_LOGICAL,MSG_SELECT_PARTITION,
| 1,FSTYPE_EXTPART);
| if(p) {
| boot=strdup(p->name);
| } else {
| problemBox(MSG_BOOT_IMPOSSIBLE,MSG_PROBLEM);
| run_lilo("");
| return 0;
| }
| } else {
| boot=strdup(Root->name);
| }
From that point of view, I fail to see what liloconfig has to do with
this issue. IMHO, this clearly is a boot-floppies issue. Maybe I'm
wrong, in that case I'd like to know where my misconception is.
Greetings
Marc
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