[lug] LILO problems "LI"

[Jason Vallery]

This almost sounds like the MBR has been over written.. Try re-running lilo.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "JEFF PFOHL" <pfohl at sandia.gov>
To: <lug at lug.boulder.co.us>
Cc: <jspfohl at sandia.gov>
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2000 10:55 PM
Subject: [lug] LILO problems "LI"


> I've searched through the archives and found some advice from
> September 1999 but alas it didn't solve my problem. So I'll post to
> see if there is someone who perhaps knows of a solution. I can provide
> LOTS more detail if requested.
> 
> Trying to install RH6.1 on my HP Vectra VL. This machine is currently
> running RH5.2. I'm installing 6.1 on a new hard drive. I tried an
> upgrade last week from 5.2 to 6.1 using the RH6.1 CD but it claimed I
> didn't have enough space in /usr which didn't make sense to me and I
> couldn't find a way to get it to work. If there isn't a good solution
> to the problem below my next plan is to try to upgrade the kernel
> separately and then try the 6.1 upgrade.
> 
> This machine is 100% IDE.
> 
> Hardware on the machine:
> 3.5" floppy
> Seagate Travan TapeStor Model #: STT220000A-RFT 
> (ATAPI DRIVE)
> CD-ROM (read only)
> 8.4 GB IDE harddrive from Seagate
> 
> Did a custom install from the RH6.1 CD. I did this last month on my
> Dell 410 so figured this would be easy tonight. Silly me. 
> 
> Partitions:
> 
> /boot      hdc1    10M
> /home      hdc5    5500M
> /usr/local   hdc6    1000M
> /usr      hdc7    1000M
> /tmp      hdc8    200M
> /usr/src     hdc9    200M
> SWAP      hdc10   124M
> /var      hdc11   50M
> /      hdc12   100M
> 
> Created a boot diskette. Rebooted the machine and only saw "LI" from
> the "LILO boot:" message. OK booting from floppy does work. Check out
> what happened:
> 
> root> more /etc/lilo.conf
> 
> boot = /dev/hdc
> map = /boot/map
> install = /boot/boot.b
> prompt
> timeout = 50
> default = linux
> 
> image = /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.12-20
> label= linux
> initrd = boot/initrd-2.2.12-20.img
> read-only
> root = /dev/hdc12
> 
> Doesn't appear too strange. Should be ok right?
> 
> So let's try it by hand:
> 
> root> /sbin/lilo
> 
> ide tape: hda: Unsupported command in request queue
> end_request: I/O error dev 03:00 (hda), sector 0
> 
> ide tape: hda: Unsupported command in request queue
> end_request: I/O error dev 03:00 (hda), sector 0
> 
> ide tape: hda: Unsupported command in request queue
> end_request: I/O error dev 03:00 (hda), sector 0
> 
> ide tape: hda: Unsupported command in request queue
> end_request: I/O error dev 03:00 (hda), sector 0
> 
> ide tape: hda: Unsupported command in request queue
> end_request: I/O error dev 03:00 (hda), sector 0
> 
> Added linux *
> 
> root>
> 
> So I reboot and still get stuck at "LI".
> 
> Reboot with floppy and check out /dev/hda
> 
> root> ls -l /dev/hda
> brw-rw---- 1 root disk 3, 0 May 5 1999 /dev/hda
> 
> 
> I tried taking the Seagate tape device off the chain, reinstalled from
> scratch, same problems.
> 
> I tried using "linear" in the install as suggested by David Outteridge
> on 14-Sept-1999 on this list. Same problems. Did this with and without
> the Seagate on the chain.
> 
> Any clues/advice/help??
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> -- 
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> 
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> 
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> 
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