Re: lilo

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	Subject: lilo
	Date: Fri, Feb 26, 1999 at 01:34:55AM -0500

In reply to:Robert Rati

Quoting Robert Rati(ratirh@cs.purdue.edu):
> 
> I had lilo working just fine on my machine, but because of a stupid move
> on my part, I had to repartition and reformat all my drives.  To avoid
> re-installing and re-setting up everything on my box, I simply copied my
> Debian partitions to a drive I didn't have to format.  I've copied it back
> over and ran lilo, and it seemed to work fine.  When I try to compile a
> kernel, it gives this error at the end:
> 
> Checking for LILO...\nYes, but I couldn't find a LILO signature on
> /dev/hda
> Check your /etc/lilo.conf, or run /sbin/lilo by hand.
> 
> When I run lilo by hand there's no problem so why is this error being
> thrown?  My /etc/lilo.conf follows:
> 
> boot=/dev/hda
> root=/dev/hda2
> install=/boot/boot.b
> map=/boot/map
> vga=normal
> delay=20
> image=/vmlinuz
> label=Linux
> read-only
> 
> other = /dev/hda1
> label = win95
> table = /dev/hda
> 
> other = /dev/hdb3
> label = beos
> table = /dev/hdb
> 
> Can anyone help me out?  TIA.
> 
> 								Rob
> 

Bob

  I am _not_ a lilo expert but I have checked the lilo manual and I can only
come up with two things.  1) wipe out the MBR on hda with DOS fdisk
/MBR and run lilo by hand again.  2) I don't use that install= line
that you have and the manual seems to show examples only using
install= for a floppy.  (???)

Other then the install line your lilo.conf looks OK to me, for
whatever that is worth.

HTH


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