[ LUGOS ] lilo -?

[Jure Koren]

On Fri, 22 Jan 1999, Arso Savanovic wrote:

> > zivjo .!
> > 
> > Ima kdo mogoce kako izkusnjo z lilo-tom da mu pri bootanju iz diska
> > napise :
> > LI
> > in to je vse namesto LILO: napise samo LI .
> > kaj narediti imam pa ze vse instalirano na disku samo je bilo
> > instalirano na drugi masini
> Si imel na tisti drugi masini se kaksen disk? V tem primeru je
> bil lilo pri instalaciji konfiguriran tako, da je uposteval 
> to dejstvo. Posledica je, da zdaj, ko si disk prestavil, lilo ne
> najde linux boot image-a.
> 
> V vsakem primeru, moje izkusnje kazejo, da opisani lilo-simptom 
> nakazuje, da je nekaj narobe s konfiguracijo lilota. V tem primeru
> bos moral zagnati racunalnik z boot disketo, poporaviti lilo.conf in 
> to povedati lilotu, nato pa znova zagnati sistem. Natancen postopek
> sem opisal pred kratkim, ko smo se srecali s podobnim problemom. Ce 
> nimas tega maila, se oglasi na privat adreso.

Toliko odgovorov...

/usr/doc/lilo/README

LILO start message
- - - - - - - - -

When LILO loads itself, it displays the word "LILO". Each letter is
printed
before or after performing some specific action. If LILO fails at some
point, the letters printed so far can be used to identify the problem.
This
is described in more detail in the technical overview.

Note that some hex digits may be inserted after the first "L" if a
transient disk problem occurs. Unless LILO stops at that point, generating
an endless stream of error codes, such hex digits do not indicate a severe
problem.

  (<nothing>)  No part of LILO has been loaded. LILO either isn't
installed
    or the partition on which its boot sector is located isn't active.
   L <error> ...   The first stage boot loader has been loaded and
started,
    but it can't load the second stage boot loader. The two-digit error
    codes indicate the type of problem. (See also section "Disk error
    codes".) This condition usually indicates a media failure or a
geometry
    mismatch (e.g. bad disk parameters, see section "Disk geometry").
   LI   The first stage boot loader was able to load the second stage boot
    loader, but has failed to execute it. This can either be caused by a
    geometry mismatch or by moving /boot/boot.b without running the map
    installer.
   LIL   The second stage boot loader has been started, but it can't load
    the descriptor table from the map file. This is typically caused by a
    media failure or by a geometry mismatch.
   LIL?   The second stage boot loader has been loaded at an incorrect
    address. This is typically caused by a subtle geometry mismatch or by
    moving /boot/boot.b without running the map installer.
   LIL-   The descriptor table is corrupt. This can either be caused by a
    geometry mismatch or by moving /boot/map without running the map
    installer.
   LILO   All parts of LILO have been successfully loaded.

Mislim, da je zdaj jasno, zakaj "LI". Ce fant ni spreminjal
layouta diskovja, potem ni finta v premikanju /boot/boot.b ampak
v geometriji diska, pri cemer pomaga (kot mu je ze nekdo napisal)
-l flag, ce pa to ne, pa igranje z bios nastavitvami (LBA,CHS...).


						Jure