This will seem laughable to some of you, but I'm trying to figure out why lilo presents a choice of Linux or SuSE (or Memory Test)? The mem test I can understand. But I thought SuSE was a Linux. I'm suspecting it may have something to do with different kernels, but am clueless beyond that. Tom
On Tue, 5 Feb 2002, Tom Nicholson wrote:
This will seem laughable to some of you, but I'm trying to figure out why lilo presents a choice of Linux or SuSE (or Memory Test)?
The mem test I can understand. But I thought SuSE was a Linux. I'm suspecting it may have something to do with different kernels, but am clueless beyond that.
Yes, this label is admittedly badly labeled. "SuSE" is some kind of a fallback, if you compile your own kernel and can't boot it anymore. This image is a copy of the SuSE default kernel. Bye, LenZ -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Lenz Grimmer SuSE GmbH mailto:grimmer@suse.de Deutschherrnstr. 15-19 http://www.suse.de/~grimmer/ 90429 Nuernberg, Germany You tell 'em Playing Cards, you know the joker.
I was informed that it should actually be called 'Safe Mode'. Someone gave me the
indication that a fresh install of SuSE 7.3 actually calls it safe mode rather than SuSE. I
do not know since I upgraded from 7.2 to 7.3 and SuSE was still in the menu.
Jim
02/05/02 10:00:21 AM, Lenz Grimmer
On Tue, 5 Feb 2002, Tom Nicholson wrote:
This will seem laughable to some of you, but I'm trying to figure out why lilo presents a choice of Linux or SuSE (or Memory Test)?
The mem test I can understand. But I thought SuSE was a Linux. I'm suspecting it may have something to do with different kernels, but am clueless beyond that.
Yes, this label is admittedly badly labeled. "SuSE" is some kind of a fallback, if you compile your own kernel and can't boot it anymore. This image is a copy of the SuSE default kernel.
Bye, LenZ -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Lenz Grimmer SuSE GmbH mailto:grimmer@suse.de Deutschherrnstr. 15-19 http://www.suse.de/~grimmer/ 90429 Nuernberg, Germany You tell 'em Playing Cards, you know the joker.
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On Tue, 5 Feb 2002, James Bliss wrote:
I was informed that it should actually be called 'Safe Mode'. Someone gave me the indication that a fresh install of SuSE 7.3 actually calls it safe mode rather than SuSE. I do not know since I upgraded from 7.2 to 7.3 and SuSE was still in the menu.
No, the "safe mode" is a different thing - it actually uses the same kernel, just passes some additional boot parameters (e.g. "nodma, disableapic") to be able to boot on flaky/older hardware. Bye, LenZ -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Lenz Grimmer SuSE GmbH mailto:grimmer@suse.de Deutschherrnstr. 15-19 http://www.suse.de/~grimmer/ 90429 Nuernberg, Germany You tell 'em Playing Cards, you know the joker.
Thanks, I appreciate the information.
02/05/02 10:42:37 AM, Lenz Grimmer
On Tue, 5 Feb 2002, James Bliss wrote:
I was informed that it should actually be called 'Safe Mode'. Someone gave me the indication that a fresh install of SuSE 7.3 actually calls it safe mode rather than SuSE. I do not know since I upgraded from 7.2 to 7.3 and SuSE was still in the menu.
No, the "safe mode" is a different thing - it actually uses the same kernel, just passes some additional boot parameters (e.g. "nodma, disableapic") to be able to boot on flaky/older hardware.
Bye, LenZ -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Lenz Grimmer SuSE GmbH mailto:grimmer@suse.de Deutschherrnstr. 15-19 http://www.suse.de/~grimmer/ 90429 Nuernberg, Germany You tell 'em Playing Cards, you know the joker.
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On Tuesday 05 February 2002 10:42, Lenz Grimmer wrote:
On Tue, 5 Feb 2002, James Bliss wrote:
No, the "safe mode" is a different thing - it actually uses the same kernel, just passes some additional boot parameters (e.g. "nodma, disableapic") to be able to boot on flaky/older hardware.
Safe mode is also the way you load SuSE 7.3 onto a Dell Inspiron laptop. Othewise, the installation will simply stop at odd points along the way. -- dj tuchler dtuchler@earthlink.net 314-977-2793
On Tue, Feb 05, 2002 at 05:42:37PM +0100, Lenz Grimmer wrote:
No, the "safe mode" is a different thing - it actually uses the same kernel, just passes some additional boot parameters (e.g. "nodma, disableapic") to be able to boot on flaky/older hardware.
I'm using a computer that I got less than six months ago, an HP 1.7GHz Pentium, and it needed disableapic to boot. It also needs ide0 and ide1 =noautotune to operate reliably. (Oddly though, DMA mode running doesn't seem to affect reliability one bit.)
On Tue, 2002-02-05 at 16:00, Lenz Grimmer wrote:
Yes, this label is admittedly badly labeled. "SuSE" is some kind of a fallback, if you compile your own kernel and can't boot it anymore. This image is a copy of the SuSE default kernel.
And boy, what a godsend !! These SuSE guys and gals are OUT_OF_THIS_WORLD.....You get kernel-panic, they have a fresh working kernel waiting for you, when you recover from that heart-attack.PHEW !! And Lenz, please keep your busy hands off our front-porch. Too many more important things to tinker with inside this beautiful house, like letting me just get online, on broadband, straight out of the box, if I'm not in Germany. Hehehehe....... I'm not vexed or so. Just showing how polished SuSE has always been. Thanks guys !! -- Kemdi IN_SuSE_d Since 5.2 #123792@counter.li.org ICQ:112290572 kemdi@btopenworld.com +++++++++++++++++++++
Lenz Grimmer:
Tom Nicholson:
This will seem laughable to some of you, but I'm trying to figure out why lilo presents a choice of Linux or SuSE (or Memory Test)?
The mem test I can understand. But I thought SuSE was a Linux. I'm suspecting it may have something to do with different kernels, but am clueless beyond that.
Yes, this label is admittedly badly labeled. "SuSE" is some kind of a fallback, if you compile your own kernel and can't boot it anymore. This image is a copy of the SuSE default kernel.
You could check /etc/lilo.conf to see what the label "SuSE" refers to. In my case, it referred to just nothing, because I had overlooked something in the Lilo configuration in Yast during installation.... SH
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