> > using 2.5.29 (vanilla or BK-curr) i cannot use /sbin/lilo anymore
> > to update the partition table.
>
> > if i do it then the partition table gets corrupted and the system
> > does not boot - it stops at 'LI'.
>
> The funny thing is, I removed some stuff here in 2.5.30,
> so I would understand things immediately if you reported this
> about 2.5.30. But for 2.5.29 I do not immediately see why
> you would see any changes.
2.5.30 breaks as well.
> Did you in the meantime find out what was wrong?
nope. I still keep working it around.
> Are things OK in 2.5.28 and wrong in vanilla 2.5.29
> with the same version of LILO? (which version?)
a fairly standard LILO from RH 7.3: linux-21.4.4-10.
> Do you use the linear or lba32 options? The fix-table option?
I use none of these options. I use a very simple setup, a proper /boot
partition, nothing complex or unexpected.
> What corruption do you see in the partition table?
nothing in the descriptors that i can tell from looking at fdisk output -
but it would be pretty hard to recover the system via a pure rescue CD
otherwise.
> Do you use LVM?
nope. Plain old IDE, ext3fs,
> What happens under 2.5.30?
the same 'LI' message.
I'll try Alan's suggestion of adding the 'linear' option.
Ingo
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