[pocket-linux] lilo error

Dave Henderson pocket-linux@ufo.chicago.il.us
Tue, 17 Jun 2003 11:03:03 -0700 (PDT)


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If vmware is installed in a base install of a debian distro, I would.  I have tried searching for vmware in the filesystem and the info/man pages, only to find nothing, so I guess I don't.  How would I go about finding out if I do or not?  I just stumbled upon that problem while going through your guide and kept trying things until I found a work around.  Dave, you may want to include it in your guide as an "editor's note".
 
Dave Henderson


David Horton <dhorton@megsinet.net> wrote:
Do you guys think this is some sort of error that only occurs with
vmware? (Dave, are you using vmware?) Or is it something else unrelated?

-Dave


> That seemed to fix the problem!
> 
> Still puzzles me why Lilo gave that error in the first place but I guess 
> it doesn't matter now.
> 
> Thanks Joseph
> 
> Dave Henderson wrote:
> 
> > I had that same problem. I think I found a work around to it. Try 
> > the following steps:
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > - mount the floppy
> > 
> > - make any changes to the floppy (ie lilo.conf, etc)
> > 
> > - umount the floppy
> > 
> > - sync
> > 
> > - mount the floppy using the full context of the mount command
> > 
> > (mount /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy)
> > 
> > - run the lilo command
> > 
> > - umount the drive
> > 
> > - sync
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > this should work.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Dave Henderson
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Joseph Mpora wrote:
> > 
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > I successfully setup a linux machine(redhat 6.1) under vmware.
> > 
> > Compiled the kernel successfully
> > 
> > when I tried to do /sbin/lilo -r /mnt/floppy
> > 
> > open /dev/fd0 : permission denied
> > 
> > am logged in as root, mount shows
> > 
> > /dev/fd0 on /mnt/floppy ext2 (rw,nosuid,nodev)
> > 
> > What is wrong, can anyone troubleshoot?
> > 
> > Joseph
> > 
> > 
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<DIV>If vmware is installed in a base install of a debian distro, I would.&nbsp; I have tried searching for vmware in the filesystem and the info/man pages, only to find nothing, so I guess I don't.&nbsp; How would I go about finding out if I do or not?&nbsp; I just stumbled upon that problem while going through your guide and kept trying things until I found a work around.&nbsp; Dave, you may want to include it in your guide as an "editor's note".</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Dave Henderson</DIV>
<DIV><BR><BR><B><I>David Horton &lt;dhorton@megsinet.net&gt;</I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Do you guys think this is some sort of error that only occurs with<BR>vmware? (Dave, are you using vmware?) Or is it something else unrelated?<BR><BR>-Dave<BR><BR><BR>&gt; That seemed to fix the problem!<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; Still puzzles me why Lilo gave that error in the first place but I guess <BR>&gt; it doesn't matter now.<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; Thanks Joseph<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; Dave Henderson wrote:<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; I had that same problem. I think I found a work around to it. Try <BR>&gt; &gt; the following steps:<BR>&gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; - mount the floppy<BR>&gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; - make any changes to the floppy (ie lilo.conf, etc)<BR>&gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; - umount the floppy<BR>&gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; - sync<BR>&gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; - mount the floppy using the full context of the mount command<BR>&gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; (mount /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy)<BR>&gt;
 &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; - run the lilo command<BR>&gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; - umount the drive<BR>&gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; - sync<BR>&gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; this should work.<BR>&gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; Dave Henderson<BR>&gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; Joseph Mpora <KLASHNIV@RISK.SC.UG>wrote:<BR>&gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; Hi all,<BR>&gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; I successfully setup a linux machine(redhat 6.1) under vmware.<BR>&gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; Compiled the kernel successfully<BR>&gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; when I tried to do /sbin/lilo -r /mnt/floppy<BR>&gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; open /dev/fd0 : permission denied<BR>&gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; am logged in as root, mount shows<BR>&gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; /dev/fd0 on /mnt/floppy ext2 (rw,nosuid,nodev)<BR>&gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; What is wrong, can anyone troubleshoot?<BR>&gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; Joseph<BR>&gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt;
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