[ale] LILO error?

[Dow Hurst]

Robert,
Did you ever resolve this problem with the reboot failures?  A guy 
posted an email to me asking about it.  Must have searched the ale 
archive or google when having the same problem.  Thanks,
Dow


Robert L. Harris wrote:

>Nope, those are ok, CMOS is in tact after reboots.
>
>
>Thus spake Dow Hurst (dhurst at kennesaw.edu):
>
>  
>
>>Do you have a bunch of CMOS batteries going bad at once?
>>Dow
>>
>>
>>Robert L. Harris wrote:
>>
>>    
>>
>>>I have a number of systems I work with which have a cronic problem.
>>>It seems at random times if I reboot or halt one of the machines it has
>>>a good chance, but not guaranteed, to come up with an "LI"...  Some
>>>times when I re-run LILO from a rescue floppy it'll boot fine the next
>>>time but not always.  Even if it does, the next reboot may come up LI
>>>again.
>>>
>>>It's Config:
>>>
>>>Phoenix Bios
>>>Drive:  ST340016A-(PM) (40Gig)
>>>Type: auto
>>>LBA Format
>>>Multi-Secotr Transfers=[16 Secotrs]
>>>LBA Mode Control: Enabled
>>>32 Bit I/O: Enabled
>>>Transfer Mode: Fast PIO 4
>>>Ultra DMA Mode: Mode 5
>>>
>>>Large Disk Access Mode:  Other
>>>
>>>lilo.conf looks like this:
>>>
>>>boot=/dev/hda
>>>map=/boot/map
>>>install=/boot/boot.b
>>>serial=0,9600n8
>>>prompt
>>>timeout=50
>>>read-only
>>>root=/dev/hda1
>>>append = "console=tty0 console=ttyS0"
>>>lba32
>>>
>>>image=/vmlinuz
>>>      label=linux
>>>image=/vmlinuz.old
>>>      label=linux.old
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>I've tried linear instead of lba32, no change.
>>>
>>>
>>>:wq!
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>>>
>>>      
>>>
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>:wq!
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>Robert L. Harris                     | GPG Key ID: E344DA3B
>                                         @ x-hkp://pgp.mit.edu 
>DISCLAIMER:
>      These are MY OPINIONS ALONE.  I speak for no-one else.
>
>Diagnosis: witzelsucht  	
>
>IPv6 = robert at ipv6.rdlg.net	http://ipv6.rdlg.net
>IPv4 = robert at mail.rdlg.net	http://www.rdlg.net
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