[ale] LILO error?

[Dow Hurst]

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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>
>Diagnosis: witzelsucht  	
>
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>

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