/Sbin/lilo -v error message(new kernel ..problem moot)

lilsirecho · 2005-01-18 05:37:25

The message:

Setup length exceeds 31 maximum

Kernel setup will override boot loader.

Please advise as to what "setup length" is and I may get the problem solved.

phrakture · 2005-01-18 05:59:34

that would be the menu choices... you have too many...

31 bytes seems odd... I seem to recall a 66 byte block for partition tables... can't recall what the boot record size is....

you can either drop some choices from the menu, or install it to a bootable partition instead of the MBR of the disk

or just use grub, he he he

lilsirecho · 2005-01-18 06:03:37

Thanks for the info...will try again!

lilsirecho · 2005-01-18 06:14:58

This is the extent of the lilo entries which aren't that many. I assume there is an error in the typing somewhere or my boot file is messed up.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
# /etc/lilo.conf
#

boot=/dev/discs/disc0/disc append="devfs=nomount"
# This line often fixes L40 errors on bootup
# disk=/dev/discs/disc0/disc bios=0x80

default= Linux-2.6.10-2
timeout=50
lba32
prompt

image=/boot/vmlinuz26
label=Linux-2.6.10-2
root=/dev/discs/disc0/part3
read-only

image=/boot/vmlinuz26a
label=Custom
root=/dev/discs/disc0/part3
read-only

image=/boot/vmlinuz
label=arch
root=/dev/discs/disc0/part3
read-only

#other=/dev/discs/disc0/part1
# label=dos

# End of file

This fails the /sbin/lilo -v run.

Arch Linux