26372 2011-09-26 02:34:02 +0400 rebootin doesn't like special symbols in the label 2011-09-27 00:50:15 +0400 1 1 3 Distributions Branch 5.1 bootloader-utils unspecified all Linux NEW P3 normal --- 1 imz at radik qa-5.1 oldest_to_newest 125674 0 imz 2011-09-26 02:34:02 +0400 bootloader-utils-0.4.8-alt2 rebootin seems not to like some special symbols (e.g., ?) in the labels: # rebootin 'rLwc?:2630-std-def-15' Unknown label "rLwc?:2630-std-def-15" # although such a label is actually there (I've created it by hand -- I actually wanted such a label, because it helps me remember certain buggy features of these kernels): # rebootin -l ALTLinux ALTLinux@Yauza ALTLinux@Zephyrous failsafe Windows memtest ?L?c?:2625-std-def-8M411 rL?c?:2625-std-def-8M415 rLw??:2630-std-def-14 ?l???:2632-std-def-15 rLwc?:2630-std-def-15 ?????:2632-std-ng-16 ?l???:2632-std-def-16 RlWcX:2632-un-def-5 ?????:2632-un-def-16 RL?C?:2632-el-smp-10 Rl?C?:2632-std-def-20M50P1 # The manpage and the help message (rebootin -h) doesn't document this -- that some symbols in the argument are treated in a special way. 125702 1 imz 2011-09-27 00:50:15 +0400 (Well, of course, the value of rebootin is small, because one can simply do "lilo -R <label>" and then "reboot".) However, in my case, I wasn't even able to use "lilo -R 'rLwc?:2630-std-def-15'" successfully (although the label is correct); probably, due to a bug in lilo -- https://bugzilla.altlinux.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26379 .