Re: kernel-package and Lilo

1996-06-16 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, I now have fixed the postinst script so that it first runs a test using lilo -t > /tmp/lilo_log.$$; and then runs lilo proper. If an error occurs, it prints something to the tune of: There was an error with running lilo in test mode, a log is available in file /tmp/lilo_log.

Re: kernel-package and Lilo

1996-06-15 Thread Kevin M Bealer
On Sat, 15 Jun 1996, Craig Sanders wrote: (clipped own stuff) > > (I'm thinking of the equiv. of "lilo (options) || echo Warning! blah > > blah") > > > > and/or could LILO be run in "verbose" mode? > > > > I suggest this because it would have saved me a lot of time.. > > > > In other words: (pleas

Re: kernel-package and Lilo

1996-06-15 Thread Craig Sanders
On Fri, 14 Jun 1996, Kevin M Bealer wrote: > I love the kernel-package thing; but the other day I used it to > install a kernel and the vmlinuz.old kernel was not in boot (I deleted > it accidentally). > > The system would not boot -- may I humbly suggest that the install > process for the genera