Problem with lilo



Hi,
I'm using sysrescd to create CDs used in an embedded system. I boot with sysrescd, and copy the system to /dev/sda, then I run lilo to make this new disk bootable and there is the problem. Where I run lilo I have :


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root@cdimage /mnt/temp1/dev % lilo -r /mnt/temp1 -C etc/lilo.conf

Warning: LINEAR is deprecated in favor of LBA32: LINEAR specifies 24-bit
disk addresses below the 1024 cylinder limit; LBA32 specifies 32-bit disk
addresses not subject to cylinder limits on systems with EDD bios extensions;
use LINEAR only if you are aware of its limitations.


Warning: '/proc/partitions' does not match '/dev' directory structure.
Name change: '/dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/disc' -> '/dev/sda'
The kernel was compiled with DEVFS_FS, but 'devfs=mount' was omitted
as a kernel command-line boot parameter; hence, the '/dev' directory
structure does not reflect DEVFS_FS device names.
part_nowrite check:: No such file or directory


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What is strange is that it doesn't work when I boot and left /dev/hda and /dev/hdb connected. However, if I disconnected them, lilo is just working fine! That's strange because /dev/hda and /dev/hdb are not used in the process of copying data to the hd in /dev/sda ...
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