lilo trouble with the latest pacman

whatsreal · 2007-01-05 18:03:49

I decided to try lilo after upgrading my packages with pacman -Syu today. I ran sudo lilo like the upgrade instructed, but I now have issues. when I boot it says

No filesystem could mount root, tried:
Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(3,3)

and breaks
can someone supply me with the correct options to enter when I see
boot: on the screen?

thanks

crouse · 2007-01-06 06:58:54

IF you have a slax live cd laying around, you could boot that and fix lilo...... that's where i'm guessing the error is.

/etc/lilo.conf

initrd=/boot/vmlinuz26.img

change that line to:

initrd=/boot/kernel26.img

This is just a guess, but without more info, we don't have much to go on......

Snowman · 2007-01-06 18:50:50

crouse wrote:

/etc/lilo.conf
image=/boot/vmlinuz26
change that line to:
initrd=/boot/kernel26.img

That is incorrect. you need both the image and initrd line.

Can you post your lilo.conf?

crouse · 2007-01-07 19:10:26

ackkkkkkk

sorry.....

I meant just the initrd line had changed.... i corrected my post above.......

fwiw ..... for the OP, my lilo looks like this........

# /etc/lilo.conf

boot=/dev/hda
vga=773
default=arch
timeout=50
lba32
prompt

image=/boot/vmlinuz26
        label=arch
        append="root=/dev/hda3 earlymods=piix"
        initrd=/boot/kernel26.img
        read-only

noriko · 2007-01-07 19:48:40

the root should be'; sda
change hda3 to sda3

i don't think the boot= option needs changing since lilo already finds the kernel;

i dunno much about lilo, but i think u can press [TAB] at the boot prompt to edit it ..

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#1 2007-01-05 18:03:49

lilo trouble with the latest pacman

#2 2007-01-06 06:58:54

Re: lilo trouble with the latest pacman

#3 2007-01-06 18:50:50

Re: lilo trouble with the latest pacman

#4 2007-01-07 19:10:26

Re: lilo trouble with the latest pacman

#5 2007-01-07 19:48:40

Re: lilo trouble with the latest pacman

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