Lilo fails after latest beyond kernel (solution found)

lilsirecho · 2006-06-27 16:10:36

The lilo message is as follows:
[root@n6re ~]# /sbin/lilo -v
LILO version 22.7.1, Copyright (C) 1992-1998 Werner Almesberger
Development beyond version 21 Copyright (C) 1999-2005 John Coffman
Released 17-Sep-2005 and compiled at 14:59:07 on Sep 21 2005.

Reading boot sector from /dev/hda
Using MENU secondary loader
Calling map_insert_data

Boot image: /boot/vmlinuz26
write map file: Input/output error
[root@n6re ~]#

Obviously, I cannot reboot since lilo failed.

EDIT2: Powered down and rebooted into arch kernel OK.

Re-ran Lilo successfully. Rebooted into kernel26beyond and received kernel panic with reference to cannot find hda3.

rebooted into arch and added the following to Lilo.conf ...append="root=/dev/hda3 rootfs=ext3"
Now must run /sbin/lilo -v again before running the beyond kernel....

Will report back...

Any ideas to correct the error in vmlinuz26 map file? Mebbe corrupt download?

EDIT: Since the error in lilo references /vmlinuz26 (not /vmlinuz26beyond) I assume that the arch kernel listing in my Lilo has been affected. The wiki introduces an append to replace ...root=/dev/hda3.... which I assume to mean in the beyond kernel listing only. Perhaps it is needed in the arch kernel as well?
Below is my Lilo conf.:
#
# /etc/lilo.conf
#

boot=/dev/hda
# This line often fixes L40 errors on bootup
# disk=/dev/hda bios=0x80

default=arch
timeout=50
lba32
prompt

image=/boot/vmlinuz26
label=arch
root=/dev/hda3
initrd=/boot/initrd26-full.img
read-only

image=/boot/vmlinuz26beyond
label=2.6.16-beyond
append="root=/dev/hda3"
initrd=/boot/kernel26.img
read-only
image=/boot/vmlinuz26beyond
label=cpio
root=/dev/hda3
initrd=/boot/ray.img
read-only

image=/boot/vmlinuz26
label=cpio2
append="root=/dev/hda3 rootfs=ext3"
initrd=/boot/rays.img
read-only
#other=/dev/hda1
# label=dos

It would seem that the arch kernel needs the changes as well as the beyond kernel which isn't made mandatory in the wiki. Am I wrong?
EDIT3: Ran kernel26beyond and again received ...kernel panic.

Rewrote lilo.conf to change the append to...append="root=/dev/hda3 rootfstype=ext3" in all lilo references to beyond kernel and cpio boots.
Reran Lilo and will reboot into beyond kernel and report result.

lilsirecho · 2006-06-27 22:39:58

The beyond kernel failed to boot with kernel panic received with failed to kinit.

Will now add the fallback in Lilo and try again...................

lilsirecho · 2006-06-27 23:00:42

Modified Lilo to add the wiki described lines for the fallback boot data.

/sbin/lilo -v failed with error that label is too long...label=ArchLinuxFallback .. in wiki.

Changed to ...ArchFallback and reran /sbin/lilo -v successfully...( so much for the statement any label is OK).

Rebooted in ArchFallback to the same kernel panic.

I give.................

lilsirecho · 2006-06-28 19:00:13

Discovered that /boot partition supplied with installCD auto install is 32MB in size which is too small to alllow several kernel installs.

Besides the kernel26beyond data, the upgrade also included kenel26 fallback- beyond data which was too much for the partitionand the lilo failed as a consequence. The normal arch install was unaffected but the kernel26 beyond did not load completely into /boot.

It seems the size of the auto partitioned hda1/boot should allow much more data space in order for vanilla systems to utilize the latest upgrades which are double-sized due to the fallback device.

Lilo would not accept the label....ArchLinuxFallback...too long!

I have no solution for the problem other than re-install with larger /boot partition....

lilsirecho · 2006-06-30 03:09:03

Utilized qtparted in another arch HDD boot to re-partition via USB IDE as sda1 and enabled a larger /boot partition from MB borrowed from sda2 swap partition. Ran /sbin/lilo -v in sda3 partition.

After rebooting into original arch HDD, successfully, rebooted to kernel26beyond and received.... kernel panic-not syncing-attempted to kill init...

Iphitus advised that my Lilo was in error...initrd=/boot/kernel26.img....should be...initrd=/boot/kernel26beyond.img.. This change in Lilo corrected the boot of kernel26beyond.

The original Lilo config was obtained from the wiki "Configurin mkinitcpio" which lists the wrong lilo config which I followed for the kernel26beyond.

A word to the wise>>>>>

Edit: Iphitus advises wiki has been corrected

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#1 2006-06-27 16:10:36

Lilo fails after latest beyond kernel (solution found)

#2 2006-06-27 22:39:58

Re: Lilo fails after latest beyond kernel (solution found)

#3 2006-06-27 23:00:42

Re: Lilo fails after latest beyond kernel (solution found)

#4 2006-06-28 19:00:13

Re: Lilo fails after latest beyond kernel (solution found)

#5 2006-06-30 03:09:03

Re: Lilo fails after latest beyond kernel (solution found)

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