Bug 76236 - new-kernel-pkg creates lilo lables that are too long
Summary: new-kernel-pkg creates lilo lables that are too long
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Status: CLOSED RAWHIDE
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: mkinitrd
Version: 7.2
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
high
high
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Erik Troan
QA Contact: David Lawrence
URL:
Whiteboard:
: 76437 (view as bug list)
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2002-10-18 15:38 UTC by Need Real Name
Modified: 2005-10-31 22:00 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Last Closed: 2003-01-26 15:52:44 UTC
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Description Need Real Name 2002-10-18 15:38:28 UTC 
Description of Problem:

While applying the 2.4.18-17.7.xsmp kernel errata, when the kernel called
new-kernel-pkg with that version as an argument, the script created a lilo.conf
entry that was too long for lilo to use.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

mkinitrd-3.4.20-1

How Reproducible:

Every machine running lilo that has had 2.4.18-17.7.xsmp applied has had this
problem.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install the smp errata kernel
2. try to re-run lilo
3. 

Actual Results:

Fatal: Label "2.4.18-17.7.xsmp" is too long
Comment 1 Jeremy Katz 2003-01-06 04:46:25 UTC 
*** Bug 76437 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 2 Erik Troan 2003-01-26 15:52:44 UTC 
next version of grubby will shorten (and uniqify) lilo labels automatically

amazing how few folks reported this problem. lilo must be dieing.
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