Re: LILO problems with new HD

1999-07-27 Thread Jon Keating
You were referring to System.map for the error messages, not the /boot/map file used to load the system.

Re: LILO problems with new HD

1999-07-26 Thread Colin Marquardt
* Jon Keating <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > with that. Can a system boot up without a map file? It seems like it can. Yes, you experienced it :-) > But like your problem, I always thought you needed the map file. I know my Only if you want more informative error messages in case of a kernel

Re: LILO problems with new HD

1999-07-26 Thread Lev Lvovsky
> Ok I guess I have to spend more time to ask specific questions.. > sigh > > You said > "I simply copied /boot/* and /home/* to the new drive, and ran lilo on > it." > > You didn't say if you updated the /etc/fstab file. yes, /boot, /home, and the swap partition are updated to reside on the n

Re: LILO problems with new HD

1999-07-26 Thread Wayne Topa
Subject: Re: LILO problems with new HD Date: Mon, Jul 26, 1999 at 01:21:46AM -0700 In reply to:Lev Lvovsky Quoting Lev Lvovsky([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > hehe, sorry, I post under the assumption that ppl's balls are in working > order ;-D. > > /boot is hda1.

Re: LILO problems with new HD

1999-07-26 Thread Jon Keating
I don't know if we have similiar problems or not. With my system it can't find the map file, but it still boots up, so I'm not sure what the deal is with that. Can a system boot up without a map file? It seems like it can. But like your problem, I always thought you needed the map file. I know

Re: LILO problems with new HD

1999-07-26 Thread Lev Lvovsky
> > I've recently discovered problems with the drive that had the /boot and > > /home partitions of my Debian box, so I decided to go out and get a new > > HD > > in transferring the files, I simply copied /boot/* and /home/* to the new > > drive, and ran lilo on it. It gave me the message

Re: LILO problems with new HD

1999-07-26 Thread Wayne Topa
Subject: LILO problems with new HD Date: Sun, Jul 25, 1999 at 09:48:08PM -0700 In reply to:Lev Lvovsky Quoting Lev Lvovsky([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Hello, > > I've recently discovered problems with the drive that had the /boot and > /home partitions of my Debian

LILO problems with new HD

1999-07-26 Thread Lev Lvovsky
Hello, I've recently discovered problems with the drive that had the /boot and /home partitions of my Debian box, so I decided to go out and get a new HD in transferring the files, I simply copied /boot/* and /home/* to the new drive, and ran lilo on it. It gave me the message that lilo wa