try adding disk=/dev/hdb bios=0x80 as the first line
and using root=/dev/hdb? whatever the partition is that you have as the
new root partition..
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On Wed, 13 Jun 2001, Rob Lembree wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I put xfs onto my RH7.1 system by first upgrading the
> RPMs, adding a disk, making xfs partitions, and the cp -a
> each of the partitions to the new xfs partitions.
>
> I modified lilo.conf to do the right thing, and ran
> lilo chrooted and pointing to the right disk, then ran lilo.
> I swapped drives (pri and sec), and get "LI" instead of
> LILO.
>
> I then switched pir and sec drives so that the original
> pri is pri again, and added an 'xfs' stanza to the lilo.conf.
> This boots the sec drive nicely.
>
> I tried to run LILO from this again, but with the same LI
> result.
>
> So how should I get LILO booting off this new drive so
> that I can put the old drive to use someplace else?
>
> I've been using Linux since '92, so I've tried all the
> obvious stuff.
>
> Below is my lilo.conf. Note that right now, /dev/hdb is
> the xfs disk that I want to make /dev/hda, hence the /dev/hda and
> /dev/hdb inconsistency. WHen I run lilo, it should (and does)
> modify /dev/hdb, when I boot, it is configed as /dev/hda.
>
> thanks,
> rob
>
>
>
> boot=/dev/hdb
> map=/boot/map
> install=/boot/boot.b
> prompt
> timeout=50
> message=/boot/message
> linear
> default=linux
>
> image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.2-SGI_XFS_1.0
> label=linux
> read-only
> append="root=/dev/hda6"
> # root=/dev/hda6
>
>
>
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