Re: lilo and 2.5.69?

From: Gregoire Favre (greg@ulima.unil.ch)
Date: Sun May 11 2003 - 09:33:30 EST


In fa.linux.kernel, you wrote:

> You need to fix lilo to not assume the names listet in /proc/partitions are
> actual device files. In 2.5.69 there's a bug that it prints truncated devfs
> names instead of traditional device names as it should, but relying on the
> names to mean anything is broken - that kernel can't enforce the device names
> used.
>
> The following patch that is in Linus BK tree should get it working for you
> again for now..

Great ;-)

I'll compil with your patch: thank you very much,

        Grégoire
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