Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S269120AbTGUA1z (ORCPT ); Sun, 20 Jul 2003 20:27:55 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S269124AbTGUA1y (ORCPT ); Sun, 20 Jul 2003 20:27:54 -0400 Received: from kweetal.tue.nl ([131.155.3.6]:58896 "EHLO kweetal.tue.nl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S269120AbTGUA1x (ORCPT ); Sun, 20 Jul 2003 20:27:53 -0400 Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 02:42:52 +0200 From: Andries Brouwer To: schierlm@gmx.de Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: 2.6.0-test1 and LILO problem: "Device 0x0300: Invalid partition table, 1st entry" Message-ID: <20030721024252.A11485@pclin040.win.tue.nl> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i In-Reply-To: ; from schierlm-usenet@gmx.de on Mon, Jul 21, 2003 at 01:57:53AM +0200 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1232 Lines: 38 On Mon, Jul 21, 2003 at 01:57:53AM +0200, Michael Schierl wrote: > I installed 2.6.0-test1 kernel on my acer laptop. Seems to run quite > well (even APM works now), but when I try to rerun LILO (when I > recompiled the kernel), it does not work on 2.6.0-test1 kernel: > > --- > LILO version 22.2, Copyright (C) 1992-1998 Werner Almesberger > Development beyond version 21 Copyright (C) 1999-2001 John Coffman > Released 05-Feb-2002 and compiled at 20:57:26 on Apr 13 2002. ... > Boot other: /dev/hda1, on /dev/hda, loader /boot/chain.b > Device 0x0300: Invalid partition table, 1st entry > 3D address: 1/1/261 (263151) > Linear address: 1/12/4159 (4193028) ... > looking at /proc/ide/hda/geometry reveals on 2.4.20: > > --- > physical 19485/16/63 > logical 1222/255/63 > --- > > on 2.6.0-test1: > > --- > physical 19485/16/63 > logical 19485/16/63 > --- I think the easiest answer is: get a more recent LILO. (And make sure to use linear or lba32 or so.) - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/