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  • From: 3aoo-cvfd AT dea.spamcon.org
  • To: baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [BL] Harddrive will not boot
  • Date: Fri, 05 May 2006 09:29:07 +1200

elmarsa dice wrote:
>
> > > boot=/dev/hda1
> > > image=/boot/zimage
> > > label=BL3
> > > root=/dev/hda1
> > > read-write
> >
> > That should be: boot=/dev/hda
>
> because you point to hda1 in hd root=/dev/hda1
> I assumed it should be the same in lilo.

Yes, the root filesystem is at /dev/hda1
and it is used both in "hd root=/dev/hda1"
and in /etc/lilo.conf

However, before Linux starts running on the root
filesystem, it has to boot the kernel. That's what
"boot=/dev/hda" is for. It tells lilo to boot the
kernel directly from the MBR of the primary-master HD.

The other (default) option is to boot the kernel from
a partition (leaving the MBR untouched). That relies
on an existing boot-loader in the MBR to boot your
partition (because the partition table shows your
partition as the boot partition). Apparently your
existing MBR did not have a suitable boot-loader.
So we use the "boot=/dev/hda" option to put lilo in
the MBR (overwriting the existing boot-loader).

> That worked.

That's great news. Sorry it took so long to sort it out.

Cheers,
Steven






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