Re: Lilo & Descriptor Checksum Error
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On Wednesday 28 May 2003 17:36, Brian wrote:
> I took everyone's advice from yesterday (thanks!) and made a new kernel
> today that I was sure had support for IDE stuff and my filesystems and I
> skipped the initrd stuff. The newbie guide was helpful:
>
> http://newbiedoc.sourceforge.net/system/kernel-pkg.html
>
> although I found the /usr/doc/kernel-package/README to be really good too.
>
> This time I was able to make the kernel-image properly, and install it
> ok, so far as I can tell.
> My problem is that the system won't boot at all now (except via old
> floppy boot disk).
>
> It says, "LILO Descriptor Checksum Error" and just sits there.
>
> /etc/lilo.conf
> -----------------
> boot=/dev/hda3
> root=/dev/hda3
> compact
> install=/boot/boot.b
> map=/boot/map
> vga=normal
> delay=20
> image=/vmlinuz
> label = Linux
> read-only
> ---------------------
> Any other config files or information that would help, let me know. I'm
> stumped.
>
> Things appeared to be going well (so far as this newbie could tell)
> until the reboot failed.
>
> Thanks!
Did you run lilo after you copied the kernel ? Didn't it give any errors ?
It is advisable NOT to overwrite your old kernel until you are 100% sure your
new kernel works, just give it a different name and add a new entry in your
lilo.conf. My first guess at your problem is that you simly overwrote your
old kernel and did not run lilo afterwards. I added an example of my
lilo.conf i personally don't ever delete any of my old kernels, i just leave
the there for testing etc etc etc
boot=/dev/hda
root=/dev/hda2
install=/boot/boot-menu.b
map=/boot/map
prompt
delay=100
timeout=100
default=Linux-2.4.20-1
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.19-fb
label=LInux-2.4.19-fb
vga=794
read-only
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.19
label=Linux-2.4.19
read-only
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.18-bf2.4
label=Linux-2.4.18
read-only
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.20
label=Linux-2.4.20
read-only
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.20-1
label=Linux-2.4.20-1
read-only
hth
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