Re: Installing lilo in Squeeze after booting from the Lenny installer CD.
On 10-02-02 22:13:01, Stephen Powell wrote:
> On Tue, 2 Feb 2010 20:48:46 -0500 (EST), PETER EASTHOPE wrote:
> > How does this sound?
> > * Boot from the Lenny installer CD and go into rescue mode.
> > * In the page entitled "Rescue operations" do "Execute a shell in
> /dev/hda1".
> > (The system on /dev/hda1 is Squeeze as described previously.)
> > * apt-get install lilo
> > I've never installed it. With any luck installation to the MBR
> > & configuration will be automated processes.
> > * Reboot.
> >
>
> I've never actually done this exact thing under these exact
> circumstances; so I'm going from memory,
> but here's what I'm thinking.
>
> Ideally you want to boot from a rescue CD that runs the same
> kernel release as a kernel installed on your hard drive, so that
> modules for your running kernel can be found in /lib/modules/
> after the switch from the initial RAM file system as / to
> the permanent root file system as /.
...
I don't think that's the right approach. Instead, boot the installer
in Rescue mode, chroot to the installation, and do the boot loader
install from there. See the Debian Installer FAQ
<http://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/FAQ#Q.3ACanIused-iasarescuesystem.3FWhatpitfallsarethere.3F>
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