Bug 12234

Summary:	RFE: /boot on pre-existing partition not checked for <1024 cyl
Product:	[Retired] Red Hat Linux	Reporter:	Rod m. Stewart <stewart>
Component:	anaconda	Assignee:	Matt Wilson <msw>
Status:	CLOSED RAWHIDE	QA Contact:	Brock Organ <borgan>
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Description Rod m. Stewart 2000-06-14 01:58:46 UTC

Unless I missed it.  When I installed using the text interface, doing a
workstation install.  I did not get queried about adding in extra boot
devices to lilo. 

I selected manually select partitions.  My drive is partitioned as follows:
	/dev/hda1	(regular /)
	/dev/hda2	(where I installed rh-beta1)
	/dev/hda5	(regular /usr)
	/dev/hda6	(debian potato)
	/dev/hda7	(regular /home)

During the install I only told it to put /dev/hda2 on /.  I did not have an
option to boot into any of my other partitions.  Nor did I have an option
not to run lilo.

This was anonying as the last cylinder on /dev/hda2 is > 1024, and I got a
famous "L" only on the screen.

Could a check be added to see if /boot ends past cylinder 1024 (or a lilo
which supports greater number of cylinders...)

Comment 1 Michael Fulbright 2000-06-14 14:30:18 UTC

Just so I understand - you used pre-existing partitions for the install?

If so, I think you are correct that there is not a test on whether the /boot
partition is acceptable to LILO for booting.

Comment 2 Rod m. Stewart 2000-06-14 15:02:02 UTC

Yes, I aldready had /dev/hda2 existing, which is where I installed (also the
only partition I told the installer about).

The problem with /dev/hda2 is the last cylinder is beyond 1024.
/dev/hda2          1001      3540   2560320   83  Linux
This is a 15GB drive with LBA enabled in the BIOS.  Which the current lilo does
not like, unless you pass it magic parameters.

Comment 3 Michael Fulbright 2000-08-17 21:19:33 UTC

*** Bug 15798 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 4 Michael Fulbright 2001-01-09 23:22:27 UTC

Should now be done.

Test by assigning preexisting partition to > 1023 cyl. Should get warning
message before the formatting screen.

Comment 5 Brock Organ 2001-01-10 18:00:41 UTC

verified fix in qa0110.0 test tree ...