Re: lilo: liloconfig doesn't make the system bootable
On Tue, Mar 17, 1998 at 09:55:49AM +0100, Dietmar Block wrote:
> > Lilo install (liloconfig) does NOT make the system bootable. I
> > think it doesn't install mbr properly.
> >
> > I've installed a few systems (with bo & hamm disks) and noone
> > booted without manual help. I know how to install mbr manually, but
> > others can just say "Debian broke my computer".
>
> Hy all!
>
> I guess the problem is that Liloconfig produces a config-file including the
> line
>
> boot=/dev/hda2 (in my case)
> instead of
> boot=/dev/hda
>
> I think liloconfig sets 'boot' to the same value as 'root'.
Hasn't lilo always done this in Debian? You need to make the Debian
partition active to boot it first.
Hamish
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