An off group source pointed out: :>From the massive LILO man page from hell: : : :When LILO loads itself, it displays the word "LILO". Each letter is printed :before or after performing some specific action. If LILO fails at some :point, the letters printed so far can be used to identify the problem. This :is described in more detail in the technical overview. :[...] : LI The first stage boot loader was able to load the second stage boot : loader, but has failed to execute it. This can either be caused by a : geometry mismatch or by moving /boot/boot.b without running the map : installer.
Now all I need to do is figure out what's causing that :)