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Re: Problem with LILO



Alex Shnitman wrote:
> 
> Hi.
> 
> I have a weird problem with LILO. This is my lilo.conf:
> 
> boot = /dev/hda
> vga = normal
> compact
> fix-table
> prompt
> image = /boot/vmlinuz
>   label = linux
>   append = "hdd=cdrom"
>   root = /dev/hdb3
>   read-only
> other = /dev/hda2
>   label = dos
>   table = /dev/hda
> other = /dev/hdc1
>   label = newdos
>   table = /dev/hdc
> 
> And this is what I get when I try to install it:
> 
> /root-4-# lilo
> Added linux *
> Added dos
> ide: probable bad entry for /dev/hdc
> ide: to fix it, run:  /usr/src/linux/scripts/MAKEDEV.ide
> Warning: BIOS drive 0x82 may not be accessible
> ide: probable bad entry for /dev/hdc
> ide: to fix it, run:  /usr/src/linux/scripts/MAKEDEV.ide
> Warning: BIOS drive 0x82 may not be accessible
> hdc: dma_intr: status=0x65 { DriveReady DeviceFault CorrectedError Error }
> hdc: dma_intr: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError }
> hdc: dma_intr: status=0x65 { DriveReady DeviceFault CorrectedError Error }
> hdc: dma_intr: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError }
> hdc: dma_intr: status=0x65 { DriveReady DeviceFault CorrectedError Error }
> hdc: dma_intr: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError }
> hdc: dma_intr: status=0x65 { DriveReady DeviceFault CorrectedError Error }
> hdc: dma_intr: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError }
> hdc: disabled DMA
> ide1: reset: success
> Must specify LOADER for BIOS device 0x82
> 
> Running the MAKEDEV.ide script didn't do anything good. I have no problems
> mounting /dev/hdc1 and using it. The lilo manpage and HOWTO didn't help
> any, and in fact they shouldn'd have helped, since it's more likely that
> the problem is not related to LILO directly. Anyone can guess what's the
> problem?

Since it's your second HD controller, try adding 
loader = /boot/any_d.b 
(Or wherever the second disk loader, any_d.b, resides)

Tuvik
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