Re: Can't boot from a second harddrive (repost)
Attached is my /etc/lilo.conf. I hope it will help.
[14:46:02 /tmp]$ cat /etc/lilo.conf
# /etc/lilo.conf
boot=/dev/hda
compact
install=/boot/boot.b
map=/boot/map
vga=normal
prompt
timeout=50
other=/dev/hda1
label=MS
table=/dev/hda
image=/vmlinuz
label=Linux
root=/dev/hdb1
read-only
image=/vmlinuz
label=single
append=single
root=/dev/hdb1
read-only
[14:48:32 /tmp]$
> I'm having problems booting into a fresh installation of potato in my
> second harddrive. The installation is on /dev/hdc with root in
> /dev/hdc1.
>
> Lilo displays "LI" and dies there. I tried adding "linear" to
> lilo.conf (that helped me once on another computer), but that didn't
> help. My setup looks sane to me... I really need some fresh ideas as
> to what is wrong.
>
> I use a third-party multibooter from /dev/hda's MBR. It picks up linux
> installation in /dev/hdc1, and starts lilo... then lilo stops at
> "LI".
>
> I also have a working slink installation in /dev/hda4, so I tried to
> use its lilo to boot my potato installation. I added
> ,----
> | other = /dev/hdc1
> | label = potato
> `----
> and got *exactly* the same results as with the multibooter ("LI" and
> nothing else). This makes me think that the problem is with lilo
> config in my potato installation.
>
> I need help!!! ;^) Can't boot my custom kernel. I would also
> appreciate any workaround recipes, such as booting my current kernel
> from a floppy or booting it from my functional slink installation in
> /dev/hda4.
>
> ,----[ lilo.conf ]
> | boot=/dev/hdc1
> | root=/dev/hdc1
> | install=/boot/boot.b
> | map=/boot/map
> | delay=200
> | vga=normal
> | verbose=5
> |
> | image=/vmlinuz
> | label=default
> | read-only
> |
> | image = /zImage
> | label = linux
> | read-only
> `----
>
> Thanks for any input!
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> Arcady Genkin http://www.thpoon.com
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> loves man is nailed?..'" (Zarathustra - F. Nietzsche)
>
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