Bug#38403: boot-floppies: would like to have an "i _really_ mean it" option while installing lilo to logical drive
Marc Haber wrote:
> 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.
Interesting.
> >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.
Blah, please re-read what I said:
| However it's
| likely that the installation routine will use the liloconfig from
| the lilo package if it provides proper functionality.
I know that the current config comes from within boot floppies, but it
is likely to be removed in the future so modifying it is likely to be
useless.
Regards,
Joey
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