Hi, read below.
"Allan Houston" <ahouston-debian@blueyonder.co.uk> writes:
> Hi,
>
>
>
> Having a few hassles with lilo 22.5.8 - I first noticed the problem after building a new kernel. Was just about ready to boot it, ran lilo
> to complete off the upgrade and it just hangs there.
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> System is running debian-unstable, 2.4.20 kernel , two 80 gig IDE disks.
>
> So far I've tried :
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>
>
> - comparing the lilo.conf to a similarly built box for any silly mistakes
>
> - deleting the lilo package and reinstalling (with config file purge)
>
> - upgrading the lilo package
>
>
>
> .. all to no avail.
>
>
>
> When running it with -v :
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>
> zulu:/# lilo -v
> LILO version 22.5.8, Copyright (C) 1992-1998 Werner Almesberger
> Development beyond version 21 Copyright (C) 1999-2003 John Coffman
> Released 10-Oct-2003, and compiled at 20:07:39 on Feb 1 2004
> Debian GNU/Linux
>
>
>
> Warning: LBA32 addressing assumed
> Reading boot sector from /dev/hda3
> <hangs here>
>
>
>
> Followed the advice in /usr/share/doc/lilo/README.common.problems regarding problems after booting, and checked the geometry :
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>
>
> zulu:/# lilo -t -v5
> LILO version 22.5.8 (test mode), Copyright (C) 1992-1998 Werner Almesberger
> Development beyond version 21 Copyright (C) 1999-2003 John Coffman
> Released 10-Oct-2003, and compiled at 20:07:39 on Feb 1 2004
> Debian GNU/Linux
>
>
>
> Warning: LBA32 addressing assumed
> raid_setup: dev=0303 rdev=0303
> raid_setup returns offset = 00000000 ndisk = 0
> BIOS VolumeID Device
> Reading boot sector from /dev/hda3
> geo_get: device 0303, all=1
> pf_hard_disk_scan: (22,0) /dev/hdc
> pf_hard_disk_scan: (22,1) /dev/hdc1
> lookup_dev: number=1600
> lookup_dev: number=1600
> pf: dev=1600 id=00000000 name=/dev/hdc
> geo_query_dev: device=1600
> lookup_dev: number=1600
> lookup_dev: number=0300
> lookup_dev: number=0340
> exit geo_query_dev
> bios_dev: device 1600
> lookup_dev: number=1600
> bios_dev: masked device 1600, which is /dev/hdc
> bios_dev: geometry check found 0 matches
> bios_dev: (0x81) vol-ID=00000000 *PT=08076D76
> bios_dev: (0x80) vol-ID=57B5AE33 *PT=08076D2E
> bios_dev: PT match found 1 match (0x81)
> pf_hard_disk_scan: (3,0) /dev/hda
> pf_hard_disk_scan: (3,1) /dev/hda1
> lookup_dev: number=0300
> lookup_dev: number=0300
> pf: dev=0300 id=57B5AE33 name=/dev/hda
> geo_query_dev: device=0300
> lookup_dev: number=0300
> exit geo_query_dev
> bios_dev: device 0300
> lookup_dev: number=0300
> bios_dev: masked device 0300, which is /dev/hda
> bios_dev: geometry check found 0 matches
> bios_dev: (0x81) vol-ID=00000000 *PT=08076D76
> bios_dev: (0x80) vol-ID=57B5AE33 *PT=08076D2E
> bios_dev: PT match found 1 match (0x80)
> pf_hard_disk_scan: (3,2) /dev/hda2
> pf_hard_disk_scan: (3,3) /dev/hda3
> 1600 00000000 /dev/hdc
> 0300 57B5AE33 /dev/hda
> pf_hard_disk_scan: ndevs=2
> 0300 57B5AE33 /dev/hda
> 1600 00000000 /dev/hdc
^^^^^^^^
This is not fine.
> Resolve invalid VolumeIDs
>
> <hangs here>
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>
>
> zulu:/# lilo -Tgeom
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> bios=0x00, cylinders=80, heads=2, sectors=18
> ( 1.44Mb 2,880 sectors) C:H:S supported (IBM PC bios)
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> BIOS reports 2 hard drives
> bios=0x80, cylinders=1023, heads=255, sectors=63 vol-ID: 57B5AE33
> ( 81.96Gb 160,086,528 sectors) LBA32 supported (EDD bios)
> bios=0x81, cylinders=1023, heads=255, sectors=63
> ( 81.96Gb 160,086,528 sectors) LBA32 supported (EDD bios)
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> Using -Tgeom completes OK.
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>
>
> Anyone have any ideas on this one ?
Try with lilo -T vol-ID.
Then try this:
# lilo -z -M /dev/hda
# lilo -z -M /dev/hdc
# lilo -v
To assign new Volume ID to the hard disks. This will afterwards
solve the problem. If this not work, fill a bug to lilo.
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> Thanks,
>
> Allan.
>
>
>
> lilo.conf
>
> --------------
>
>
>
> # Generated by liloconfig
>
>
>
> # This allows booting from any partition on disks with more than 1024
> # cylinders.
> lba32
>
>
>
> # Specifies the boot device
> boot=/dev/hda3
>
>
>
> # Specifies the device that should be mounted as root.
> # If the special name CURRENT is used, the root device is set to the
> # device on which the root file system is currently mounted. If the root
> # has been changed with -r , the respective device is used. If the
> # variable ROOT is omitted, the root device setting contained in the
> # kernel image is used. It can be changed with the rdev program.
> root=/dev/hda3
>
>
>
> # Enables map compaction:
> # Tries to merge read requests for adjacent sectors into a single
> # read request. This drastically reduces load time and keeps the map
> # smaller. Using COMPACT is especially recommended when booting from a
> # floppy disk.
> # compact
>
>
>
> # Default menu for Debian. (Using the images from debian-bootscreen)
> # from Philipp Wolfer <phil@newswriter.org>.
> bitmap=/usr/share/lilo/contrib/debian.bmp
> bmp-colors=1,,0,2,,0
> bmp-table=120p,173p,1,15,17
> bmp-timer=254p,432p,1,0,0
>
>
>
> # Install the specified file as the new boot sector.
> # LILO supports built in boot sectory, you only need
> # to specify the type, choose one from 'text', 'menu' or 'bitmap'.
> # new: install=bmp old: install=/boot/boot-bmp.b
> # new: install=text old: install=/boot/boot-text.b
> # new: install=menu old: install=/boot/boot-menu.b or boot.b
> # default: 'menu' is default, unless you have a bitmap= line
> # Note: install=bmp must be used to see the bitmap menu.
> # install=menu
> install=bmp
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>
>
> # Specifies the number of _tenths_ of a second LILO should
> # wait before booting the first image. LILO
> # doesn't wait if DELAY is omitted or if DELAY is set to zero.
> # delay=20
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> # Prompt to use certaing image. If prompt is specified without timeout,
> # boot will not take place unless you hit RETURN
> prompt
> timeout=50
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>
>
> # Specifies the location of the map file. If MAP is
> # omitted, a file /boot/map is used.
> map=/boot/map
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>
>
> # Specifies the VGA text mode that should be selected when
> # booting. The following values are recognized (case is ignored):
> # NORMAL select normal 80x25 text mode.
> # EXTENDED select 80x50 text mode. The word EXTENDED can be
> # abbreviated to EXT.
> # ASK stop and ask for user input (at boot time).
> # <number> use the corresponding text mode. A list of available modes
> # can be obtained by booting with vga=ask and pressing [Enter].
> vga=normal
>
>
>
> # These images were automagically added. You may need to edit something.
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> image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.20-P4SMP
> label="DEB 2.4.20-1"
> read-only
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> image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.20-P4SMP-Highmem
> label="DEB 2.4.20-2"
> read-only
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> image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.2-SMP
> label="DEB 2.6.2-5"
> read-only
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> # If you have another OS on this machine (say DOS),
> # you can boot if by uncommenting the following lines
> # (Of course, change /dev/hda2 to wherever your DOS partition is.)
> # other=/dev/hda2
> # label=dos
--
Andrés Roldán <aroldan@debian.org>
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