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Sedrik
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 Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 4:52 am Post subject: [SOLVED]Won't boot lilo.. :( |
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Ok, so I have finished my gentoo stage 3 installation (what happend to stage 1 & 2?  ) and now my computer don't want to boot from it..
I run lilo and it warns me that /proc/partitions dosent exist?
it also warns that /dev/hdb2 is not on the first block device (hdb2 being my boot).
now when I restart I get alot of 99 printed out..
thanks in advance.
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| Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 8:40 am Post subject: |
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| If you really don't want to use grub, can you post your fdisk -l output and the lilo.conf ? |
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| Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 1:21 pm Post subject: |
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Sure I can use grub but I have never really understood why they have to make thier own system for what to call the disks..
I got this setup right now.
/dev/hda (windows)
/dev/hdb1 (files and stuff)
/dev/hdb2 (linux boot)
/dev/hdb3 (linux swap)
/dev/hdb4 (linux root)
how would this translate to grub? for the time being I want to have dual boot. |
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| Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 2:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Sedrik wrote: | | Sure I can use grub but I have never really understood why they have to make thier own system for what to call the disks.. |
It is beyond me why people are so enamored with grub, I hate it. The device naming scheme reminds me of a POS called SCO....
If it can't find /proc/partitions, you probably didn't mount -t proc none /mnt/gentoo/proc.
Here is what works for me:
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boot = /dev/hda
default = mykernel
prompt
timeout = 50
image = /boot/mykernel-blah-blah
read-only
root = /dev/hdb4
label = mykernel
other = /dev/hda1
label = windows
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Sedrik
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| Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 3:10 pm Post subject: |
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Still the same problems.. heres some data.
fdisk -l
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Disk /dev/hda: 20.0 GB, 20020396032 bytes
240 heads, 63 sectors/track, 2586 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 15120 * 512 = 7741440 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 * 1 2585 19542568+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
Disk /dev/hdb: 123.5 GB, 123522416640 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 15017 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hdb1 1 14252 114479158+ c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
/dev/hdb2 * 14253 14257 40162+ 83 Linux
/dev/hdb3 14258 14320 506047+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/hdb4 14321 15017 5598652+ 83 Linux
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lilo.conf
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# $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/sys-boot/lilo/files/lilo.conf,v 1.2 2004/07/18 04:42:04 dragonheart Exp $
# Author: Ultanium
#
# Start LILO global section
#
# Faster, but won't work on all systems:
#compact
# Should work for most systems, and do not have the sector limit:
lba32
# If lba32 do not work, use linear:
#linear
# MBR to install LILO to:
boot = /dev/hdb2
map = /boot/.map
# If you are having problems booting from a hardware raid-array
# or have a unusual setup, try this:
#disk=/dev/ataraid/disc0/disc bios=0x80 # see this as the first BIOS disk
#disk=/dev/sda bios=0x81 # see this as the second BIOS disk
#disk=/dev/hda bios=0x82 # see this as the third BIOS disk
# Here you can select the secondary loader to install. A few
# examples is:
#
# boot-text.b
# boot-menu.b
# boot-bmp.b
#
install = /boot/boot-menu.b # Note that for lilo-22.5.5 or later you
# do not need boot-{text,menu,bmp}.b in
# /boot, as they are linked into the lilo
# binary.
menu-scheme=Wb
prompt
# If you always want to see the prompt with a 15 second timeout:
timeout=150
delay = 50
# Normal VGA console
#vga = normal
# VESA console with size 1024x768x16:
vga = 791
#
# End LILO global section
#
#
# Linux bootable partition config begins
#
image = /boot/bzImage
root = /dev/hda4
#root = /devices/discs/disc0/part3
label = Gentoo
read-only # read-only for checking
#
# Linux bootable partition config ends
#
#
# DOS bootable partition config begins
#
other = /dev/hda1
#other = /devices/discs/disc0/part1
label = Windows
#table = /dev/hda
#
# DOS bootable partition config ends
#
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Hope you can find the problem.. =) |
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| Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 3:40 pm Post subject: |
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| Should my boot variable in lilo.conf be pointing to my /dev/hda1 disk? |
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| Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 3:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Sedrik wrote: | | Should my boot variable in lilo.conf be pointing to my /dev/hda1 disk? |
I always use the mbr on the first disk (/dev/hda), unless there is a good reason not to... |
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| Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 4:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Sedrik wrote: | | Should my boot variable in lilo.conf be pointing to my /dev/hda1 disk? |
I fat fingered my lilo.conf example, it should be have been:
other = /dev/hda1 |
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| Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 4:18 pm Post subject: |
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Lilo installs itself to where you tell it to with the boot = /dev/wherever entry in lilo.conf, or via the -b bootdev argument....
The lilo.conf I posted above should allow you to use lilo as your default boot loader and offer you a choice between booting into your linux or windows install.
In my experience the simpler the better  |
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| Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 4:30 pm Post subject: |
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| ok, should be solved then. Gonna try it when I got time to reboot. Thanks a million |
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| Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 4:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Sedrik wrote: | | ok, should be solved then. Gonna try it when I got time to reboot. Thanks a million |
Heh heh, don't thank me now. Wait to see if it actually works |
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| Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 4:59 pm Post subject: |
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It didn't..
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Warning: partition type 0x07 on device 0x0301 is a dangerous place for
a boot sector.
Proceed? [N/y]y
Fatal: Filesystem would be destroyed by LILO boot sector: /dev/hda1
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ok? :/
How the hell do I get my bootmanager to work? |
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Bad Penguin
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| Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 5:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Sedrik wrote: | It didn't..
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Warning: partition type 0x07 on device 0x0301 is a dangerous place for
a boot sector.
Proceed? [N/y]y
Fatal: Filesystem would be destroyed by LILO boot sector: /dev/hda1
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ok? :/
How the hell do I get my bootmanager to work? |
Can you post your lilo.conf? It appears that you set boot = /dev/hda1 instead of boot = /dev/hda. |
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Sedrik
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| Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 5:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Bad Penguin wrote: | | Sedrik wrote: | It didn't..
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Warning: partition type 0x07 on device 0x0301 is a dangerous place for
a boot sector.
Proceed? [N/y]y
Fatal: Filesystem would be destroyed by LILO boot sector: /dev/hda1
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ok? :/
How the hell do I get my bootmanager to work? |
Can you post your lilo.conf? It appears that you set boot = /dev/hda1 instead of boot = /dev/hda. |
ehmm yeah? wasn't that intended? |
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| Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 6:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Sedrik wrote: | | ehmm yeah? wasn't that intended? |
Uh, nope. Let's try that one more time. I'll even plug in your values Start simple, if it works, then start adding vga options etc...
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boot = /dev/hda
default = Gentoo
prompt
timeout = 50
# Try either of these if needed...
# lba32
# linear
image = /boot/bzImage
read-only
root = /dev/hdb4
label = Gentoo
other = /dev/hda1
label = Windows
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| Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 11:48 pm Post subject: |
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Hehe thanks a bunch man, changed it to hda only and works great now  So tomorow I will finish off my installation with some good old 200 hours X compile ^^
My computer is high on gentoo again and I can finaly get back to my good old flux again =) |
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Bad Penguin
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| Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 12:24 am Post subject: |
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| Sedrik wrote: | Hehe thanks a bunch man, changed it to hda only and works great now So tomorow I will finish off my installation with some good old 200 hours X compile ^^
My computer is high on gentoo again and I can finaly get back to my good old flux again =) |
Congrats. Us old fashioned lilo users gotta help each other out |
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