On Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:04:51 -0400 (EDT), Marc Shapiro wrote: > My lilo.conf is as follows: > > # /etc/lilo.conf > > boot="UUID=5019cd9d-5d2e-4d7c-a6f4-0eccb5144c77" > ... > > Can anyone tell me what is causing this? > I have never had problems with lilo, before. It always 'just works'.
Marc, lilo does not support the specification of the boot device using UUIDs. The traditional /dev nomenclature must be used. For example, boot=/dev/sda The same goes for the "root" specification. This can be a problem if you want to boot back and forth between two kernels, one of which treats the devices as traditional IDE (/dev/hda) and the other of which treats the devices as SCSI emulation (/dev/sda). Let me warn you that the kernel maintainer scripts don't work with lilo as well as they used to. For example, simply specifying do_bootloader = yes used to cause lilo to be run in the event of a new kernel install or a kernel upgrade. That is no longer the case. I recommend that you visit the following web site: http://www.wowway.com/~zlinuxman/Kernel.htm. Scroll down to "Step 10: customize the kernel installation process", and read the stuff there. This web site is primarily for people who want to build their own custom kernels, but much of the information in step 10 is also applicable to people who only run stock kernels. In particular, there is a section under "Customizing the Lenny Environment" that specifically explains how to convert from grub-pc to lilo. Yes, I know you are running Squeeze, not Lenny; but those instructions will work with Squeeze too, provided you use only stock kernels. If you want to roll your own kernel, you really should read the whole document. -- .''`. Stephen Powell : :' : `. `'` `- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1495487309.88581.1276823273612.javamail.r...@md01.wow.synacor.com
