Re: "No MS-DOS partition table" on bootup
> JLB
> I just installed Debian 3.0 on my Sun Ultra 1. I set it up with a nice
> neat Sun disklabel ('s' in fdisk). It boots great. It works great.
>
> Then I try compiling my own kernel-- 2.4.26, from the stock Linux kernel
> sources available at ftp.kernel.org. I modify silo.conf appropriately, run
> 'silo'. Reboot. Get the boot prompt and select my new kernel. It starts to
> boot... then I get 'ldm_validate_partition_table' puking, and the error
> "No MS-DOS partition table". It asks for my root password for maintenance,
> and I give it to it. It drops me straight into bash.
What happens if you just do "init 2" from bash?
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