Linux Boot errors
Reinstall Linux MBR
If you have swiped the MBR of your boot hard disk, don't worry. Boot from a floppy and go to /etc of your HD. Run 'lilo'.We assume here:
- Slackware linux
- Boot floppy made while installing the system
- No other problems
Boot error messages
This material is found from Linuxforum 08.04.04. I'll recommend that page for both novices and nerds !* Comments are mine *| Output | Problem |
|---|---|
| (nothing) | No part of LILO has been loaded. LILO either isn't installed or
the partition on which its boot sector is located isn't active. * Try this too: Make a MSDOS Boot disk with FDISK on it. Then boot from it and run 'fdisk /mbr'. This writes Master Boot Record to the HD. Try to boot to Linux on HD. If this fails, boot from boot floppy and try 'mount root=/dev/hda'. If this works, reinstall LILO to the superblock of your partition. BTW: check BIOS Setup for LBA or LARGE * |
| L | The first stage boot loader has been loaded and started, but it can't load the second stage boot loader. The two-digit error codes indicate the type of problem. (See also section ``Disk error codes''.) This condition usually indicates a media failure or a geometry mismatch (e.g. bad disk parameters). |
| LI | The first stage boot loader was able to load the second stage boot
loader, but has failed to execute it. This can either be caused by
a geometry mismatch or by moving
/boot/boot.b without running the map installer. *Try this first: Boot to BIOS Setup and check that your HD is set for LBA or LARGE. Try to boot now. It might be you don't have to reinstall Linux.* |
| LIL | The second stage boot loader has been started, but it can't load the descriptor table from the map file. This is typically caused by a media failure or by a geometry mismatch. |
| LIL? | The second stage boot loader has been loaded at an incorrect address. This is typically caused by a subtle geometry mismatch or by moving /boot/boot.b without running the map installer. |
| The descriptor table is corrupt. This can either be caused by a geometry mismatch or by moving /boot/map without running the map installer. | |
| LILO | All parts of LILO have been successfully loaded. |
Under work 26.10.04