15605 2008-05-12 03:35:54 +0400 lilo needs static-BIOS-codes in case of hdb installation 2020-07-09 12:01:20 +0300 1 1 3 Distributions ALT Linux Desktop installer 4.0.3 all Linux CLOSED WONTFIX P2 blocker --- 15604 6747 1 imz boyarsh cas oldest_to_newest 69675 0 imz 2008-05-12 03:35:54 +0400 ftp://ftp.altlinux.org/pub/distributions/ALTLinux/4.0/Desktop/4.0.3/iso/altlinux-4.0.3-desktop-i586-install_ru-dvd5.iso Why lilo needs "static-BIOS-codes" in this case -- see https://bugzilla.altlinux.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15604 . In automatic mode, the installer installed the ALTLinux system on /dev/hdb. But the BIOS can't boot from /dev/hdb. Without this option LILO can't be installed onto /dev/hda, and so the installed system is not bootable. One way to fix it would be to fix #15604 (make static-BIOS-codes unnecessary; I don't know whether this possible). Another (quicker) fix is to teach the installer to use "static-BIOS-codes" option in such setups. Workaround: (Now I describe the workaround step by step; perhaps, someone will use it.) boot the rescue system from the distro DVD, mount your freshly installed system, e.g.: mkdir /mnt/disk mount /dev/hdb2 /mnt/disk Also, lilo will want to access /boot/, so relocate your real future /boot/: mount --move /mnt/disk/boot /boot add "static-BIOS-codes" to /mnt/disk/etc/lilo.conf, change "boot=/dev/hdb" (left there by the installer) to "boot=/dev/hdb", and ultimately install LILO: lilo -C /mnt/disk/etc/lilo.conf (After this, the system became bootable.) Actual Results: Hacking is needed to make the system bootable after installation in "auto mode". Expected Results: No hacking is needed to make the system bootable after installation in "auto mode". 69678 1 imz 2008-05-12 04:00:32 +0400 typo: (In reply to comment #0) > change "boot=/dev/hdb" (left there by the installer) to "boot=/dev/hdb", change "boot=/dev/hdb" to "boot=/dev/hda" 81005 2 imz 2008-11-12 05:26:42 +0300 https://bugzilla.altlinux.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6747 is a somewhat similar case. 82821 3 imz 2008-12-16 20:59:10 +0300 (In reply to comment #0) > Workaround: > boot the rescue system from the distro DVD, mount your freshly installed system, See also: http://www.altlinux.org/%D0%92%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5_%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%B3%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B7%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B9_%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%B8 . 191074 4 cas 2020-07-09 12:01:20 +0300 Поддержка дистрибутива завершена. Используйте новые версии.