On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 at 3:05pm, Andrés Roldán wrote: :Add the line: : :disk=/dev/sda inaccessible : :to the lilo.conf file.
Thanks! That fixed it. But why does lilo care about /dev/sda in the first place? Patrick :Patrick Wiseman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: : :> Hello: :> :> I've been away from this list for a while. Happy New Year to everyone! :> :> I've recently compiled a new kernel, 2.4.22, the "Debian way," but when I :> go to install it, lilo bails out with the error: :> :> Fatal: VolumeID read error: sector 0 of /dev/sda not readable :> :> I get the same error when I try to 'downgrade' to the previous :> kernel_image, which had successfully installed before. :> :> My lilo.conf makes only a commented reference to /dev/sda, and :> boot=/dev/hda. I have recently acquired a USB Mass Storage device, which :> is at /dev/sda1 when mounted, but it's not mounted at the moment. I had :> successfully recompiled and installed a kernel which recognized the :> device. (This latest compilation was to add a wireless PCMCIA card; other :> than that I changed nothing.) :> :> My system is 'testing'. I have version 22.5.8 of lilo. :> :> A Google attempt turned up nothing except a few problems with people :> putting the MBR on /dev/sda, which is not my situation. :> :> Hoping someone can help, :> :> Patrick :> :> -- :> Patrick Wiseman [EMAIL PROTECTED] :> Linux user #17943 *Google First, Ask Later* :> :> :> -- :> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] :> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] :> : : -- Patrick Wiseman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux user #17943 *Google First, Ask Later* -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
