Big G wrote: > > Thanks, I'll go back and try that. I failed to > mention the first time around though that I did try to > run lilo using some of the command line args to point > to /mnt/... but there was something else it couldn't > find and I decided to join a mailing list. :) > > Anyone know if there is anything special added to the > bootloader configs when using Reiser FS. My initial > thought was the problem was related to a bug updating > RFS partitions or at least booting one. > > -G > > --- Todd Flinders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > AFTER ensuring that /boot/lilo.conf has the correct > > settings, simply run /sbin/lilo > > > > You'd better make a boot disk first just in case > > something goes wrong. > > > > If you want your grub back, there's an install.sh in > > the grub directory. > > > > --- Big G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I was using grub with 7.1. > > > > > > I recall lilo.conf seemed to be updated with new > > and > > > old kernal entries like grub. > > > > > > How does one switch to lilo? > > > > > > -G > > > > > > --- Joseph Red <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > What bootloader were you using previously? > > Maybe > > > > LILO would work better. > > > > > > > > Joseph Red > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Big G" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Friday, February 02, 2001 10:09 AM > > > > Subject: [expert] Fwd: 7.1 -> 7.2 upgrade hangs > > at > > > > stage 1 on reboot > > > > > > > > > > > > > I originally posted this to newbie but I > > haven't > > > > > gotten any response so maybe it's for the > > > > experts... > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > G > > > > > --- Big G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 12:06:20 -0800 (PST) > > > > > > From: Big G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > Subject: 7.1 -> 7.2 upgrade hangs at stage 1 > > > on > > > > > > reboot > > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello all, > > > > > > > > > > > > I had a working Mandrake 7.1 installation on > > > an > > > > > > older > > > > > > Dell XPS200 Pentium Pro system using SCSI > > > disks > > > > and > > > > > > ReiserFS. > > > > > > > > > > > > The 2 CD upgrade to 7.2 seemed to go fine > > > > (although > > > > > > it > > > > > > took hours) then it was time to reboot. I > > > > removed > > > > > > the > > > > > > CD, rebooted, my SCSI stuff was detected, > > > "stage > > > > 1" > > > > > > (from Grub, I believe) prints to the screen, > > > and > > > > > > there > > > > > > it sits. I've left it at that point > > overnight > > > > and > > > > > > nothing else happened so it is definately > > > hung. > > > > One > > > > > > might say, "well hung". > > > > > > > > > > > > I restarted the install, got to the point > > that > > > > my > > > > > > disks were mounted and checked out > > etc/boot/. > > > > > > Everything appeared to be pointed to the > > right > > > > disks > > > > > > and so forth, but that was my first time in > > > that > > > > > > directory so I could have missed something. > > > > > > > > > > > > What's up? The archives haven't revealed > > > > anything > > > > > > to > > > > > > me. It's bad enough my primary workstation > > is > > > a > > > > > > PPro > > > > > > 200, but at least it worked. Oh the > > > humanity... > > > > > > > > > > > > TIA, > > > > > > -G > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > > > Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! > > > > Mail - > > > > > > only $35 > > > > > > a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > > Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! > > > Mail > > > > - only $35 > > > > > a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail > > - > > > only $35 > > > a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - > > only $35 > > a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ > > > > __________________________________________________ > Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 > a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ > > ____________________________________________________________ > Get your free domain name and domain-based e-mail from > Namezero.com. New! Namezero Plus domains now available. > Find out more at: http://www.namezero.com That is the bug. Just do an install and quit after partitioning your drives. Everytime should be ok and you will boot fine. Cheers, -- Al
