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Re: XFS 1.0 RH7.1 won't boot

To: Simon Pabst <simon.pabst@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: XFS 1.0 RH7.1 won't boot
From: Eric Sandeen <sandeen@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 02 May 2001 10:15:04 -0500
Cc: linux-xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx
References: <200105020804.f4284qX23956@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> <000f01c0d2e0$83ef76f0$0a42a8c0@chimaera>
Sender: owner-linux-xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx
Simon Pabst wrote:
> 
> Thanks, but this doesn't solve anything -
> I don't think this is APIC-related.
> It's NOT the boot.img bootdisk to start the installation
> that locks up, it's after using the installer-created bootdisk
> (instead of LILO) to boot the installed system.

Ah, that's the problem.  If you're booting off the installer-created
boot floppy, odds are the kernel was too big to fit on the floppy, and
that's why it's failing.  We really need to add a warning and/or check
to the "make boot floppy" option - or just disable it.  It's tough to
fit XFS + scsi drivers on a boot floppy...

If you want to get in and muck around w/ your system to make it boot
from the hard drive, try booting into installer rescue mode with "linux
rescue" at the installer lilo prompt.

-Eric


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