I wanted to try playing with Xen, so I built a Xen kernel, but Lilo won't
install it, claiming that it is "too big". I think the problem is the
/boot/vmlinux-syms-<version> file (since the /boot/vmlinuz-...xen....
file is no larger than other kernels). I also read something that
indicated Xen does not work with LiLo.

So I decided to try Grub. When I run grub-install:
grub-install --no-floppy /dev/hda
It just sits there. Apparently doing nothing.

Dmesg reveals:
Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0
end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0
end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0
end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0

This, despite:
1. Using the --no-floppy switch.
2. The lack of a floppy drive in my system.

How can I solve this problem?

Whoever wrote:

> I wanted to try playing with Xen, so I built a Xen kernel, but Lilo won't
> install it, claiming that it is "too big". I think the problem is the
> /boot/vmlinux-syms-<version> file (since the /boot/vmlinuz-...xen....
> file is no larger than other kernels). I also read something that
> indicated Xen does not work with LiLo.
>
> So I decided to try Grub. When I run grub-install:
> grub-install --no-floppy /dev/hda
> It just sits there. Apparently doing nothing.
>
> Dmesg reveals:
> Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0
> end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
> end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
> end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
> Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0
> end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
> Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0
> end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
> end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
>
> This, despite:
> 1. Using the --no-floppy switch.
> 2. The lack of a floppy drive in my system.
>
> How can I solve this problem?

If your /boot is on /dev/hda1
then @ a root terminal:

grub
root (hd0,0)
setup (hd0)
quit

--
Dancin in the ruins tonight
Tayo'y Mga Pinoy

Whoever wrote:

> I wanted to try playing with Xen, so I built a Xen kernel, but Lilo won't
> install it, claiming that it is "too big". I think the problem is the
> /boot/vmlinux-syms-<version> file (since the /boot/vmlinuz-...xen....
> file is no larger than other kernels). I also read something that
> indicated Xen does not work with LiLo.
>
> So I decided to try Grub. When I run grub-install:
> grub-install --no-floppy /dev/hda
> It just sits there. Apparently doing nothing.
>
> Dmesg reveals:
> Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0
> end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
> end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
> end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
> Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0
> end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
> Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0
> end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
> end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
>
> This, despite:
> 1. Using the --no-floppy switch.
> 2. The lack of a floppy drive in my system.
>
> How can I solve this problem?

If your /boot is on /dev/hda1
then @ a root terminal:

grub
root (hd0,0)
setup (hd0)
quit

--
Dancin in the ruins tonight
Tayo'y Mga Pinoy

On Sat, 2 Feb 2008, Whoever wrote:

> I wanted to try playing with Xen, so I built a Xen kernel, but Lilo won't
> install it, claiming that it is "too big". I think the problem is the
> /boot/vmlinux-syms-<version> file (since the /boot/vmlinuz-...xen.... file is
> no larger than other kernels). I also read something that indicated Xen does
> not work with LiLo.
>
> So I decided to try Grub. When I run grub-install:
> grub-install --no-floppy /dev/hda
> It just sits there. Apparently doing nothing.
>
> Dmesg reveals:
> Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0
> end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
> end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
> end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
> Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0
> end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
> Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0
> end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
> end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
>
> This, despite:
> 1. Using the --no-floppy switch.
> 2. The lack of a floppy drive in my system.
>
> How can I solve this problem?

I found an old and incorrect /boot/grub/device.map which listed fd0. Once
I removed this file, it worked perfectly.

>
>

On Sat, 2 Feb 2008, Whoever wrote:

> I wanted to try playing with Xen, so I built a Xen kernel, but Lilo won't
> install it, claiming that it is "too big". I think the problem is the
> /boot/vmlinux-syms-<version> file (since the /boot/vmlinuz-...xen.... file is
> no larger than other kernels). I also read something that indicated Xen does
> not work with LiLo.
>
> So I decided to try Grub. When I run grub-install:
> grub-install --no-floppy /dev/hda
> It just sits there. Apparently doing nothing.
>
> Dmesg reveals:
> Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0
> end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
> end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
> end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
> Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0
> end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
> Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0
> end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
> end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
>
> This, despite:
> 1. Using the --no-floppy switch.
> 2. The lack of a floppy drive in my system.
>
> How can I solve this problem?

I found an old and incorrect /boot/grub/device.map which listed fd0. Once
I removed this file, it worked perfectly.

>
>