Re: questions/comments about new sarge installer & LILO
On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 19:42:43 -0600, tripolar wrote:
> I have used the new sarge installer alot in the last week and am pretty
> impressed. Thanks to all responsible.
> A few things that seem different are
> 1) the way discs are labeled in lilo
> for example:
> /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/disc
> I am guessing because Debian is the Universal OS and all the different
> platforms it supports has warranted this change from /dev/hda1.
> I need to figure out how to get lilo to pick up and boot /dev/hda2.
> I ran lilo after editing lilo.conf- it didnt pick up m$ partition and
> commented about name change because I used /dev/hda2 versus
> .../target0/lun0/disc
> Where are docs about /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/disc naming
> scheme?
>
> 2)I was surprised to see lilo start straight way without any prompt nor
> any delay. maybe I did something wrong :-)
You have devfs installed, hence the new naming scheme. You should still
be able to use the old /dev/hdXX sceme in lilo if you wish.
Info on devfs from the author:
http://www.atnf.csiro.au/people/rgooch/linux/docs/devfs.html
You don't have to mess with devfs generally. You can just leave it as it
is. It is, on the whole, a Good Thing (tm).
Re your second question, examine your lilo.conf file.
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