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RE: [ProgSoc] lilo problems.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-progsoc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-
> progsoc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Vik
> Sent: Wednesday, 22 June 2005 6:41 PM
> To: The Programmers' Society
> Subject: [ProgSoc] lilo problems.
> 
> I've patched a kernel (2.2.19!) on my debian 3.0 system (really
> should upgrade on day, but am scared of change), and running lilo gives me
> the following message:
> 
> fdatasync map file: Input/output error
> (temp) /boot/map
> 
> Any ideas? /boot is on an ancient 60meg drive /dev/hdc, while / is a more
> appropriate drive.
> 
> any suggestions appreciated.
> 


If it's a dodgy sector, rename to /boot/map2 and try again. If it's more
serious problems you are in trouble...

Nigel

--
Nigel Sheridan-Smith
PhD research student

Faculty of Engineering
University of Technology, Sydney
Phone: 02 9514 7946
Fax: 02 9514 2435


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