[ale] LILO error?

[Robert L. Harris]

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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> >
> 
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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  	

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