2.6.0-test1 and LILO problem: "Device 0x0300: Invalid partition table, 1st entry"

2.6.0-test1 and LILO problem: "Device 0x0300: Invalid partition table, 1st entry"

[Michael Schierl]

Hi,

(sorry if i am wrong here; could in that case someone tell me the
right place to report this?)

I installed 2.6.0-test1 kernel on my acer laptop. Seems to run quite
well (even APM works now), but when I try to rerun LILO (when I
recompiled the kernel), it does not work on 2.6.0-test1 kernel:

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LILO version 22.2, Copyright (C) 1992-1998 Werner Almesberger
Development beyond version 21 Copyright (C) 1999-2001 John Coffman
Released 05-Feb-2002 and compiled at 20:57:26 on Apr 13 2002.
MAX_IMAGES = 27

Reading boot sector from /dev/hda2
Merging with /boot/boot-menu.b
Boot image: /vmlinuz -> boot/vmlinuz
Added Linux

[...]

Boot image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.4
Added Linux2.4

Boot other: /dev/hda1, on /dev/hda, loader /boot/chain.b
Device 0x0300: Invalid partition table, 1st entry
  3D address:     1/1/261 (263151)
  Linear address: 1/12/4159 (4193028)
---

hda1 is a fat32 partition w/ windows on it.

When I boot 2.4.20, i can rewrite LILO w/o errors.

looking at /proc/ide/hda/geometry reveals on 2.4.20:

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physical     19485/16/63
logical      1222/255/63
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on 2.6.0-test1:

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physical     19485/16/63
logical      19485/16/63
---

/proc/partitions is in both cases:

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major minor  #blocks  name

   3     0    9820440 hda
   3     1    7719201 hda1
   3     2    1992028 hda2
   3     3     104422 hda3
---

Michael

Re: 2.6.0-test1 and LILO problem: "Device 0x0300: Invalid partition table, 1st entry"

[Andries Brouwer]

On Mon, Jul 21, 2003 at 01:57:53AM +0200, Michael Schierl wrote:

> I installed 2.6.0-test1 kernel on my acer laptop. Seems to run quite
> well (even APM works now), but when I try to rerun LILO (when I
> recompiled the kernel), it does not work on 2.6.0-test1 kernel:
> 
> ---
> LILO version 22.2, Copyright (C) 1992-1998 Werner Almesberger
> Development beyond version 21 Copyright (C) 1999-2001 John Coffman
> Released 05-Feb-2002 and compiled at 20:57:26 on Apr 13 2002.
...
> Boot other: /dev/hda1, on /dev/hda, loader /boot/chain.b
> Device 0x0300: Invalid partition table, 1st entry
>   3D address:     1/1/261 (263151)
>   Linear address: 1/12/4159 (4193028)
...
> looking at /proc/ide/hda/geometry reveals on 2.4.20:
> 
> ---
> physical     19485/16/63
> logical      1222/255/63
> ---
> 
> on 2.6.0-test1:
> 
> ---
> physical     19485/16/63
> logical      19485/16/63
> ---

I think the easiest answer is: get a more recent LILO.
(And make sure to use linear or lba32 or so.)

Re: 2.6.0-test1 and LILO problem: "Device 0x0300: Invalid partition table, 1st entry"

[Michael Schierl]

On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 02:50:06 +0200, in linux.kernel you wrote:
>On Mon, Jul 21, 2003 at 01:57:53AM +0200, Michael Schierl wrote:
>
>> LILO version 22.2, Copyright (C) 1992-1998 Werner Almesberger
>> Development beyond version 21 Copyright (C) 1999-2001 John Coffman
>> Released 05-Feb-2002 and compiled at 20:57:26 on Apr 13 2002.
>...
>> Boot other: /dev/hda1, on /dev/hda, loader /boot/chain.b
>> Device 0x0300: Invalid partition table, 1st entry
>>   3D address:     1/1/261 (263151)
>>   Linear address: 1/12/4159 (4193028)
>
>I think the easiest answer is: get a more recent LILO.

Thanks. That helped.

>(And make sure to use linear or lba32 or so.)

lba32 was active before as well.

Michael
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