lilo hangs at "Resolve invalid VolumeIDs" ?!

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To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 12:09:40 -0000

Hi,

Having a few hassles with lilo 22.5.8 - I first noticed the problem after building a new kernel. Was just about ready to boot it, ran lilo to complete off the upgrade and it just hangs there.

System is running debian-unstable, 2.4.20 kernel , two 80 gig IDE disks.
So far I've tried :

- comparing the lilo.conf to a similarly built box for any silly mistakes
- deleting the lilo package and reinstalling (with config file purge)
- upgrading the lilo package

.. all to no avail.

When running it with -v :

zulu:/# lilo -v
LILO version 22.5.8, Copyright (C) 1992-1998 Werner Almesberger
Development beyond version 21 Copyright (C) 1999-2003 John Coffman
Released 10-Oct-2003, and compiled at 20:07:39 on Feb 1 2004
Debian GNU/Linux

Warning: LBA32 addressing assumed
Reading boot sector from /dev/hda3
<hangs here>

Followed the advice in /usr/share/doc/lilo/README.common.problems regarding problems after booting, and checked the geometry :

zulu:/# lilo -t -v5
LILO version 22.5.8 (test mode), Copyright (C) 1992-1998 Werner Almesberger
Development beyond version 21 Copyright (C) 1999-2003 John Coffman
Released 10-Oct-2003, and compiled at 20:07:39 on Feb 1 2004
Debian GNU/Linux

Warning: LBA32 addressing assumed
raid_setup: dev=0303 rdev=0303
raid_setup returns offset = 00000000 ndisk = 0
 BIOS VolumeID Device
Reading boot sector from /dev/hda3
geo_get: device 0303, all=1
pf_hard_disk_scan: (22,0) /dev/hdc
pf_hard_disk_scan: (22,1) /dev/hdc1
lookup_dev: number=1600
lookup_dev: number=1600
pf: dev=1600 id=00000000 name=/dev/hdc
geo_query_dev: device=1600
lookup_dev: number=1600
lookup_dev: number=0300
lookup_dev: number=0340
exit geo_query_dev
bios_dev: device 1600
lookup_dev: number=1600
bios_dev: masked device 1600, which is /dev/hdc
bios_dev: geometry check found 0 matches
bios_dev: (0x81) vol-ID=00000000 *PT=08076D76
bios_dev: (0x80) vol-ID=57B5AE33 *PT=08076D2E
bios_dev: PT match found 1 match (0x81)
pf_hard_disk_scan: (3,0) /dev/hda
pf_hard_disk_scan: (3,1) /dev/hda1
lookup_dev: number=0300
lookup_dev: number=0300
pf: dev=0300 id=57B5AE33 name=/dev/hda
geo_query_dev: device=0300
lookup_dev: number=0300
exit geo_query_dev
bios_dev: device 0300
lookup_dev: number=0300
bios_dev: masked device 0300, which is /dev/hda
bios_dev: geometry check found 0 matches
bios_dev: (0x81) vol-ID=00000000 *PT=08076D76
bios_dev: (0x80) vol-ID=57B5AE33 *PT=08076D2E
bios_dev: PT match found 1 match (0x80)
pf_hard_disk_scan: (3,2) /dev/hda2
pf_hard_disk_scan: (3,3) /dev/hda3
  1600 00000000 /dev/hdc
  0300 57B5AE33 /dev/hda
pf_hard_disk_scan: ndevs=2
  0300 57B5AE33 /dev/hda
  1600 00000000 /dev/hdc
Resolve invalid VolumeIDs
<hangs here>

zulu:/# lilo -Tgeom

    bios=0x00, cylinders=80, heads=2, sectors=18
        ( 1.44Mb 2,880 sectors) C:H:S supported (IBM PC bios)

BIOS reports 2 hard drives
    bios=0x80, cylinders=1023, heads=255, sectors=63 vol-ID: 57B5AE33
        ( 81.96Gb 160,086,528 sectors) LBA32 supported (EDD bios)
    bios=0x81, cylinders=1023, heads=255, sectors=63
        ( 81.96Gb 160,086,528 sectors) LBA32 supported (EDD bios)

Using -Tgeom completes OK.

Anyone have any ideas on this one ?

Thanks,
Allan.

lilo.conf
--------------

# Generated by liloconfig

# This allows booting from any partition on disks with more than 1024
# cylinders.
lba32

# Specifies the boot device
boot=/dev/hda3

# Specifies the device that should be mounted as root.
# If the special name CURRENT is used, the root device is set to the
# device on which the root file system is currently mounted. If the root
# has been changed with -r , the respective device is used. If the
# variable ROOT is omitted, the root device setting contained in the
# kernel image is used. It can be changed with the rdev program.
root=/dev/hda3

# Enables map compaction:
# Tries to merge read requests for adjacent sectors into a single
# read request. This drastically reduces load time and keeps the map
# smaller. Using COMPACT is especially recommended when booting from a
# floppy disk.
# compact

# Default menu for Debian. (Using the images from debian-bootscreen)
# from Philipp Wolfer <phil@newswriter.org>.
bitmap=/usr/share/lilo/contrib/debian.bmp
bmp-colors=1,,0,2,,0
bmp-table=120p,173p,1,15,17
bmp-timer=254p,432p,1,0,0

# Install the specified file as the new boot sector.
# LILO supports built in boot sectory, you only need
# to specify the type, choose one from 'text', 'menu' or 'bitmap'.
# new: install=bmp old: install=/boot/boot-bmp.b
# new: install=text old: install=/boot/boot-text.b
# new: install=menu old: install=/boot/boot-menu.b or boot.b
# default: 'menu' is default, unless you have a bitmap= line
# Note: install=bmp must be used to see the bitmap menu.
# install=menu
install=bmp

# Specifies the number of _tenths_ of a second LILO should
# wait before booting the first image. LILO
# doesn't wait if DELAY is omitted or if DELAY is set to zero.
# delay=20

# Prompt to use certaing image. If prompt is specified without timeout,
# boot will not take place unless you hit RETURN
prompt
timeout=50

# Specifies the location of the map file. If MAP is
# omitted, a file /boot/map is used.
map=/boot/map

# Specifies the VGA text mode that should be selected when
# booting. The following values are recognized (case is ignored):
# NORMAL select normal 80x25 text mode.
# EXTENDED select 80x50 text mode. The word EXTENDED can be
# abbreviated to EXT.
# ASK stop and ask for user input (at boot time).
# <number> use the corresponding text mode. A list of available modes
# can be obtained by booting with vga=ask and pressing [Enter].
vga=normal

# These images were automagically added. You may need to edit something.

image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.20-P4SMP
        label="DEB 2.4.20-1"
        read-only

image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.20-P4SMP-Highmem
        label="DEB 2.4.20-2"
        read-only

image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.2-SMP
        label="DEB 2.6.2-5"
        read-only

# If you have another OS on this machine (say DOS),
# you can boot if by uncommenting the following lines
# (Of course, change /dev/hda2 to wherever your DOS partition is.)
# other=/dev/hda2
# label=dos

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