https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=482853 Summary: LILO throws fatal error when installing openSUSE 11.1 Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 11.1 Version: Final Platform: x86 OS/Version: openSUSE 11.1 Status: NEW Severity: Major Priority: P5 - None Component: Installation AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: ashaduri@gmail.com QAContact: jsrain@novell.com Found By: --- Created an attachment (id=277718) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=277718) y2logs User-Agent: Opera/9.63 (X11; Linux i686; U; en) Presto/2.1.1 During installation of openSUSE 11.1, if LILO is chosen, it throws the following fatal error: Fatal: /boot/message is too big (> 65535 bytes) The message is indeed about 440KB, but there was no such problem in previous openSUSE versions - LILO happily accepted message files over 64KB. This effectively makes the lilo option useless, unless one knows how to comment out the message entry in /etc/lilo.conf . While I do understand that GRUB is the default boot loader, I've had problems with it being unable to boot on some machines in the past. The filesystem access part may also be discouraging in some recovery situations. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Start installing openSUSE 11.1. 2. Switch bootloader to LILO, choosing the "Propose new configuration" option. 3. See the installation fail with a "cannot install bootloader" message. Actual Results: LILO must be installable. Expected Results: Installation failed. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.