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Re: Problem preseeding lilo-installer



On Thu, Dec 30, 2004 at 12:57:04PM +0100, Geert Stappers wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 29, 2004 at 04:06:13PM +0300, Mikhail L. Titov wrote:
> > Hello.
> > 
> > For some reason I would like to use lilo instead of grub. But when I specify
> > d-i        grub-installer/skip                boolean true
> > and no more about lilo, then during installation I get
> > [!!] Install the LILO boot loader on a hard disk
> > Installation step failed
> > . On tty4 I saw mention about "dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part1//dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0".
> notice the double information
> 
I have typed exactly what I have saw.
Jan 12 17:23:11 main-menu[555]: (process:12088): "dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part1//dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part1": Invalid path for Logical Volume
Jan 12 17:23:11 main-menu[555]: (process:12088):
Jan 12 17:23:11 main-menu[555]: WARNING **: Configuring 'lilo-installer' failes with error code 30

> > And I can manually continue installation.
> > Trying to write
> > d-i     lilo-installer/activate-part    boolean true
> > d-i     lilo-installer/bootdev  select   /dev/hda: Master Boot Record
> > d-i     lilo-installer/apt-install-failed       boolean yes
> > is also helpless. I have even tried
> > d-i    lilo-installer/bootdev  select  Other choice (Advanced)
> > d-i    lilo-installer/manual_bootdev   string  /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/disc
> delete that line ( make it comment )
> 
I have tried either the former or the latter, not both. So in first case the last two lines were commented out.
> > with the same result. Furthemore with these or previous settings I can't continue interactive installation.
> > I didn't achieved silent installation.
> > I have debconf/priority=critical.
> Why?  (I didn't set debconf/priority for my silent installations)
> 
Uhm.. don't know :) I will fine tune later.
> > Are there are any suggestions ?
> 
> Sorry, right now only obvious things as
> 
> * read the fine manual
> * if manual fails, then read the source
> * be aware of bugs
> * create a good test environment
> 
> 
> Cheers
> Geert Stappers



-- 
Mikhail L. Titov



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