Re: New stretch kernel: lilo boot fails with "EBDA is big" message

2017-10-12 Thread deloptes
Bill Brelsford wrote: > Lilo has always met my needs well, so, although I've considered > grub, I've never felt the need to switch.  But it was one of the > next steps I was considering in this case -- especially if the > problem turned out to be lilo. if there was no need grub would not exist -

Re: New stretch kernel: lilo boot fails with "EBDA is big" message

2017-10-12 Thread Bill Brelsford
On Fri Oct 13 2017 at 01:20 AM +0200, deloptes wrote: > Bill Brelsford wrote: > > > This doesn't explain why I got the EBDA message in the first place, > > but all is working now.. > > once again the question: why not use grub? Lilo has always met my needs well, so, although I've considered grub

Re: New stretch kernel: lilo boot fails with "EBDA is big" message

2017-10-12 Thread deloptes
Bill Brelsford wrote: > This doesn't explain why I got the EBDA message in the first place, > but all is working now.. once again the question: why not use grub?

Re: New stretch kernel: lilo boot fails with "EBDA is big" message

2017-10-12 Thread Bill Brelsford
On Mon Oct 09 2017 at 12:50 AM +0200, Bill Brelsford wrote: > After the stretch 9.2 kernel upgrade to 4.9.0-4, lilo gives, at > boot, "EBDA is big; kernel setup stack overlaps LILO second stage" > and freezes. Problem solved. This is a dual-boot system, with the Win 10 bootloader passing control

Re: New stretch kernel: lilo boot fails with "EBDA is big" message

2017-10-09 Thread deloptes
Bill Brelsford wrote: > Suggestions? grub

New stretch kernel: lilo boot fails with "EBDA is big" message

2017-10-08 Thread Bill Brelsford
After the stretch 9.2 kernel upgrade to 4.9.0-4, lilo gives, at boot, "EBDA is big; kernel setup stack overlaps LILO second stage" and freezes. Steps: - After upgrading, I installed irqbalance before re-booting. - Lilo then gave "Loading linux" followed by a line and a half of "." an