[1018] in RedHat Linux List
Re: 4.0 Fixes
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (BORG)
Fri Oct 25 19:29:35 1996
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 1996 16:10:52 -0700
From: BORG <vladimip@iceonline.com>
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Milam, Charles R. 1LT CAP wrote:
.....
> And this does indeed work, however, I need to be able to use LILO to pass
> boot-time parameters to the kernel. LILO from the hard drive doesn't
> work. I get the "LI" hang.
Look through /usr/doc/lilo-0.17-3 for more information.
The best doc on LILO (IMHO) is readme in the above-mentioned
dir. An excerpt:
(<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.
One more thing: when you see "LI" try to press
Shift, Tab and Enter keys in some random order.
I remeber I had LI too but pressing those keys
booted the system just fine. (?)
Regards,
Vlad
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