Re: lilo not "accepting" a new kernel
On Sat, 2006-04-08 at 10:12 -0700, Mike Bird wrote:
> On Sat, 2006-04-08 at 12:07 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
> > When I run lilo to integrate a new kernel, it is rejected.
> > Anyone have a clue why?
> >
> > # lilo -v
> > LILO version 22.6.1, Copyright (C) 1992-1998 Werner Almesberger
> > Development beyond version 21 Copyright (C) 1999-2004 John Coffman
> > Released 17-Nov-2004, and compiled at 10:36:02 on Nov 29 2005
> > Debian GNU/Linux
> >
> > Warning: LBA32 addressing assumed
> > Reading boot sector from /dev/hda
> > Using MENU secondary loader
> > Calling map_insert_data
> >
> > Boot image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.12-1-386
> > Mapping RAM disk /boot/initrd.img-2.6.12-1-386
> > Added Linux-2.6.12 *
> >
> > Skipping /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.14-1-386 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
> > Writing boot sector.
> > /boot/boot.0300 exists - no boot sector backup copy made.
> >
> >
> > Here is the commentless version of my /etc
> > boot=/dev/hda
> > root=/dev/hda2
> > map=/boot/map
> > delay=20
> > prompt
> > image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.12-1-386
> > label=Linux-2.6.12
> > read-only
> > optional
> > initrd=/boot/initrd.img-2.6.12-1-386
> > image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.14-1-386
^
> > label=Linux-2.6.14
> > read-only
> > optional
> > initrd=/boot/initrd.img-2.6.14-1-386
^
>
> I'd first check that the initrd and image are present
> in /boot with exactly those filenames.
Gah! Staring and assuming are a dangerous combination...
Some time between 2.6.13 & 2.6.14, the Debian people changed the
name of the pre-built kernel from -386 to -686, and I didn't notice
that 1 character change... :(
Thanks.
I'll see if it boots now.
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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson, LA USA
"Have you ever thought about just turning off the TV, sitting
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