Steve Lord wrote:
>
> > I know the FAQ says xfs works well on /, but I have observed this:
> >
> > -On a setup using only xfs partitions, lilo will not install the mbr
> > correctly. This installation has no ext2 partitions. Have to use a boot
> > disk(xfs kernel) to boot with. Lilo does not complain when ran
> >
> > -On a setup where /boot is left ext2 and everything else xfs, works
> > fine. I just have /boot listed as (ro,defaults) in fstab to prevent its
> > corruption. I also observed this during a xfs conversion - when after
> > dumping the ext2 system to the new xfs partitions then running lilo to
> > create an entry for the xfs setup while it is running on ext2 fs - But
> > if I reboot to xfs setup and run lilo - bad news, must use boot disk to
> > boot to ext2 setup and run lilo from there....
> >
> > Great work so far to the team.
> >
> > The kernel is the cvs version from 9/12 or 9/13. IDE drive - 450Mhz
> > K6-2.
> >
> > Jeff H
>
> Yes, I have seen the same thing. I have had a couple of reports of successful
> lilo installation, but never achieved it myself.
>
> In my case lilo gets to the LIL- state and hangs. I got as far as running
> strace on lilo and looking at the difference. Yhe
>
> Are you using a complex lilo.conf file or just a single kernel entry?
>
> Steve
During my attempts, I went from a lilo with 3 entries to just the 1 - no
different result wise though. I experienced the LIL- as well.
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