Hi, This is a sort of followup to the lilo-related problems I was having some days ago.
Adding the "linear" option to my /etc/lilo.conf didn't effect a fix: I still got the cascade of "LI" down the screen when I tried to boot up. SO: I uninstalled the lilo pkg, dpkg --purged it, and tried to reinstall. ... only to have dpkg complain that my /etc/fstab file, specifically the entry for /dev/hda3, was problematic (I wish I had the output, for the exact wording - something about the fact that /dev/hda3 didn't look like a block device ... I think). For what it's worth, here is that file, which I have never (in my memory) touched: # /etc/fstab: static file system information. # # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass> /dev/hda3 / ext2 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1 /dev/hda2 none swap sw 0 0 proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 /dev/fd0 /floppy auto defaults,user,noauto 0 0 /dev/cdrom /cdrom iso9660 defaults,ro,user,noauto 0 0 /dev/cdrom2 /cdrom2 iso9660 defaults,rw,user,noauto 0 0 Finally, I removed lilo again, dpkg --purge 'd it and installed grub. Rebooted. I *still* get the endless cascade of "LI"s. Where could these be coming from? I will study up on grub -- which seems to require some manual configuring -- but I'm stumped as to why this "LI" b.s. keeps happening on bootup. I'd really rather not have to tank this system and start fresh. Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks, Glenn +----------------+ http://www.burningclown.com "Everyone's Portal to Nothing At All" +----------------+
