[Fwd: lilo troubleshooting]

[Kussh]

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-------- Original Message --------
Subject: lilo troubleshooting
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 03:30:11 -0400
From: Kussh <kushsingh at sympatico.ca>
To: Ubuntu Help and User Discussions <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>

Hi group,

I am a newbie trying to get lilo configured for my hoary system.

liloconfig is able to do the first step but it gives an error at the 2nd
stage--of installing the master boot record. What needs to be done to
get lilo configured?

My system has a 120GB disk and i need to have a bootable dos/fat32
partition for windows.

All help will be appreciated.

Thanks

Kussh
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The steps i have taken are given below--(i have also given the mount
information)-----

corporal at ubuntu:~$ sudo liloconfig

LILO, the LInux LOader, sets up your system to boot Linux directly
from your hard disk, without the need for a boot floppy.

You already have a LILO configuration in the file /etc/lilo.conf

If you want to use the new LILO boot menu, please take a look to
/usr/share/doc/lilo/examples/conf.sample and choose one of the
bitmaps located on /boot

Checking your /etc/lilo.conf for incompatible options...

Install a boot block using your current LILO configuration? [Yes] n


==========================================================================

Wipe out your old LILO configuration and make a new one? [No] y


==========================================================================
Saving configuration in /etc/lilo.conf.OLD

You must do three things to make the Linux system boot from the
hard disk. Install a partition boot record, install a master boot
record, and set the partition active. You'll be asked to perform
each of these tasks. You may skip any or all of them, and perform
them manually later on.

This will result in Linux being booted by default from the hard disk.
If your setup is complicated or unusual you should consider writing your
own customised /etc/lilo.conf. To do this you should exit this configuration
program and refer to the comprehensive lilo documentation, which can be
found in /usr/share/doc/lilo/.

Install a partition boot record to boot Linux from /dev/hda7? [Yes] y


==========================================================================
Creating small lilo.conf and running lilo.
Use LBA32 for addressing big disks using new BIOS features ? [Yes] y


==========================================================================
Searching for installed kernels and updating image entries ...
The following is the list of the available bitmaps:

1. /boot/sarge.bmp
2. /boot/sid.bmp
3. /boot/coffee.bmp
4. /boot/debianlilo.bmp

Enter the number of the bitmap: 1
Warning: '/proc/partitions' does not match '/dev' directory structure.
    Name change: '/dev/dm-0' -> '/dev/evms/hda1'
Warning: Unable to determine video adapter in use in the present system.
Added Linux 2.6.10-0 *
Added Memory Test+

A master boot record is required to run the partition boot record.
If you are already using a boot manager, and want to keep it,
answer "no" to the following question. If you don't know
what a boot manager is or whether you have one, answer "yes".
Install a master boot record on /dev/hda? [No] y


==========================================================================
Installing MBR on /dev/hda
ERROR: install-mbr failed! Your system may not be bootable.


corporal at ubuntu:~$ mount
/dev/hda7 on / type ext3 (rw,errors=remount-ro)
proc on /proc type proc (rw)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,gid=5,mode=620)
tmpfs on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw)
/dev/hda8 on /home type ext3 (rw)
/dev/hda9 on /usr type ext3 (rw)
/dev/hda6 on /windows type vfat (rw)
/dev on /.dev type unknown (rw,bind)
none on /dev type tmpfs (rw,size=5M,mode=0755)
usbfs on /proc/bus/usb type usbfs (rw)


corporal at ubuntu:~$cat /etc/fstab
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
proc            /proc           proc    defaults        0       0
/dev/hda7       /               ext3    defaults,errors=remount-ro 0       1
/dev/hda8       /home           ext3    defaults        0       2
/dev/hda9       /usr            ext3    defaults        0       2
/dev/hda6       /windows        vfat    defaults        0       0
/dev/hda5       none            swap    sw              0       0
/dev/hdb        /media/cdrom0   udf,iso9660 ro,user,noauto  0       0
/dev/fd0        /media/floppy0  auto    rw,user,noauto  0       0