[Tfug] Debian Sarge Question

[A. Chris Hilton]

Chris is right.  This can happen if lilo is not run after a kernel
upgrade.  It can also happen if an intitrd image is not rebuilt after a
kernel upgrade.

So to fix:

1. Use a linux rescue cd to boot your system.  I believe you can use the
deb installer disk for this (one of the debsters on the list can chime
in with more detail here if needed).  IIRC the deb installer has a
rescue mode that will find and mount your current installation for you. 
If not, you will have to do this yourself.  Follow up post if you don't
know how.

2. Make sure that lilo.conf is correct and any initrd images in /boot
are made from the kernel you are trying to use.  I believe debian
includes initrd-tools for this purpose.

3. Rerun lilo.  Do it twice for luck.

Hope this helps.

-C-


 On Wed, 05 Nov 2003 23:45:35 -0700
Chris Mathis <chris at campus.azintl.edu> wrote:

> the only thing i can think of is possibly try to rerun lilo from a
> chroot of the drive or possibly if you dont already have it
> repartition the drive to give yourself a 20-40 meg part for just the
> kernel and see what it does
> 
> Chris Mathis
> 
> On Wed, 2003-11-05 at 14:22, Utryit Two wrote:
> > Hello Everyone,
> > 
> > I am a somewhat active member, or at least show up to some of the 
> > TFUG meetings.  I have a question that I can't find an answer to on
> > the 
> > web. I have an IBM Intellistation with the following
> > configuration...
> > 
> > -Dual p3 866
> > -1.5 gigs RAM
> > -Adaptec SCSI Ultra 160 - I'm using aic7xxx
> > -Intel Network card (built in) detects as eepro100 - I'm using e100
> > -NVIDIA Gloria II video card
> > 
> > I loaded Sarge, because I could not get woody to see the SCSI drives
> > 
> > even loading the module.
> > 
> > My question is, after I loaded sarge, and everything went GREAT, I
> > was asked to reboot, I rebooted and got the following error
> > message......
> > 
> > LILO 22.5.7.2 Loading LinuxEBDA is big; Kernel setup stack overlaps 
> > LILO second stage.
> > 
> > I've tried reinstalling Sarge, with the same result.  The system
> > just sits there, what can I do to fix this and get the system to
> > boot?  The kernel that is being loaded is 2.4.22.
> > 
> > Any help or direction would be greatly appreciated.
> > 
> > Thank you,
> > 
> > -Gus
> > 
> > 
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