[arch-general] [signoff] kernel26-2.6.38.2-1
Matthew Gyurgyik
pyther at pyther.net
Mon Apr 4 09:21:33 EDT 2011
On Mon, 4 Apr 2011 10:08:09 +0200, Adrian C. wrote:
> On Thu, 31 Mar 2011, Tobias Powalowski wrote:
>
>> Hi guys,
>> please signoff 2.6.38 series for both arches.
>
> Can't signoff i686. LILO can not boot it.
>
> # /sbin/lilo -v
> ...
> Fatal: Setup length exceeds 31 maximum; kernel setup will overwrite
> boot loaer
>
> Machines would be left in a constant state of reboot if it is missed
> by
> a user.
I don't think Lilo should be a show stopper. Use a more modern
bootloader such as Syslinux (if you want simple), Grub 1 or Grub 2.
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