Re: Booting a full Debian system from floppy or CD
Doug MacFarlane, 2002-Nov-19 19:10 +0000:
> On 19 Nov 2002, 09:47:00, Jeff wrote:
> >
> >
> > Doug MacFarlane, 2002-Nov-19 14:19 +0000:
> > This looks to me like lilo did not get run. During install did you
> > run the process called "Make system bootable"? That install lilo.
> > You have a choice to install it in MBR or on the /boot or /
> > partitions. I suggest running lilo as root once booted and see if
> > that fixes your booting issue. You will need to edit /etc/lilo.conf
> > to add the new kernel as well, and then run lilo after editing.
>
> I installed LILO during the install in the MBR of /dev/hda and it doesn't
> come up upon boot. I reran the "Make System Bootable" step and tried installing
> LILO in /dev/hda5, the / partition, and it doesn't come up on boot. I've
> got a valid /etc/lilo.conf (when I run lilo it tells me that the two stanzas
> are installed, including the stanza for the 2.4.28 kernel, which includes
> the init=/initrd.img line). But LILO doesn't run.
>
> I will address this problem later - my real headache is that I need to get
> the 2.4.18 kernel booting now, however I can.
You should consider using grub. With grub, you can create a boot disk
that will boot anything, as I understand it. I personally haven't
made to move to grub yet, but I plan to do so.
jc
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Jeff Coppock Systems Engineer
Diggin' Debian Admin and User
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