LILO-UUID-DISKID(8) lilo documentation LILO-UUID-DISKID(8)NAME
lilo-uuid-diskid - convert boot / root options to diskid and uuid in lilo.conf.
SYNOPSIS
lilo-uuid-diskid [-h] [-v] [lilo.conf]
DESCRIPTION
This script looks for the boot block device or boot partition and create the right diskid or uuid as boot option. Then it looks for all
root partitions and create the right uuids as root options.
These conversions are necessary for use with newer kernel (>= 2.6.26) if it use the libata module for parallel and serial ATA interfaces of
block devices (i. e. hard disks with IDE or SATA interface, usbsticks).
OPTIONS -h Print a brief help.
-v Print verbose messages.
EXAMPLES
Lines in the configuration file /etc/lilo.conf:
#boot = /dev/sda
boot = /dev/disk/by-id/ata-SAMSUNG_SV1604N_S01FJ10X999999
#root = /dev/sda1
root = "UUID=/dev/disk/by-uuid/18843936-00f9-4df0-a373-000d05a5dd44"
COPYRIGHT and LICENSE
Copyright (C) 2010-2011 Joachim Wiedorn
This script is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License version 2 can be found in `/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2'.
AUTHOR
lilo-uuid-diskid was written by Joachim Wiedorn.
This manual page was written by Joachim Wiedorn <ad_debian at joonet.de> for the Debian project (and may be used by others).
SEE ALSO lilo(8), update-lilo(8), liloconfig(8)23.1 2011-03-20 LILO-UUID-DISKID(8)
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LILO(8) System Manager's Manual LILO(8)NAME
lilo - install boot loader
SYNOPSIS
Main function:
/sbin/lilo - install boot loader
Auxiliary uses:
/sbin/lilo -q - query map
/sbin/lilo -R - set default command line for next reboot
/sbin/lilo -I - inquire path name of current kernel
/sbin/lilo {-u|-U} - uninstall lilo
DESCRIPTION
lilo installs a boot loader that will be activated next time you boot. It has lots of options.
-v Increase verbosity. Giving one or more -v options will make lilo more verbose.
-q List the currently mapped files. lilo maintains a file, by default /boot/map, containing the name and location of the kernel(s) to
boot. This option will list the names therein.
-m map-file
Use specified map file instead of the default.
-C config-file
lilo reads its instructions about what files to map from its config file, by default /etc/lilo.conf. This option can be used to
specify a non-default config file.
-d delay
If you have specified several kernels, and press Shift at boot-time, the boot loader will present you with a choice of which system
to boot. After a timeout period the first kernel in the list is booted. This option specifies the timeout delay in deciseconds.
-D label
Use the kernel with the given label, instead of the first one in the list, as the default kernel to boot.
-r root-directory
Before doing anything else, do a chroot to the indicated directory. Used for repairing a setup from a boot floppy.
-t Test only. Do not really write a new boot sector or map file. Use together with -v to find out what lilo is about to do.
-c Enable map compaction. This will merge read requests from adjacent sectors. Speeds up the booting (especially from floppy).
-f disk-tab
Specify disk geometry parameter file. (The default is /etc/disktab.)
-i boot-sector
Specify a file to be used as the new boot sector. (The default is /boot/boot.b.)
-l Generate linear sector addresses instead of sector/head/cylinder addresses.
-L Generate 32-bit Logical Block Addresses instead of C:H:S addresses, allowing access to all partitions on disks greater than 8.4Gb.
-P {fix|ignore}
Fix (or ignore) `corrupt' partition tables, i.e., partition tables with linear and sector/head/cylinder addresses that do not corre-
spond.
-s save-file
When lilo overwrites the boot sector, it preserves the old contents in a file, by default /boot/boot.NNNN where NNNN depends on the
device. This option specifies an alternate save file for the boot sector. (Or, together with the -u option, specifies from where to
restore the boot sector.)
-S save-file
Normally, lilo will not overwrite an existing save file. This options says that overwriting is allowed.
-u device-name
Uninstall lilo, by copying the saved boot sector back. A time-stamp is checked.
-U device-name
Idem, but do not check the time-stamp.
-R command line
This option sets the default command for the boot loader the next time it executes. The boot loader will then erase this line: this
is a once-only command. It is typically used in reboot scripts, just before calling `shutdown -r'.
-I label
The label of the running kernel can be found in the environment variable BOOT_IMAGE after startup. This command will print the cor-
responding path name on stdout.
-V Print version number.
The above command line options correspond to the key words in the config file indicated below.
-b bootdev boot=bootdev
-c compact
-d dsec delay=dsec
-D label default=label
-i bootsector install=bootsector
-f file disktab=file
-l linear
-L lba32
-m mapfile map=mapfile
-P fix fix-table
-P ignore ignore-table
-s file backup=file
-S file force-backup=file
-v verbose=level
SEE ALSO lilo.conf(5).
The lilo distribution comes with very extensive documentation.
AUTHOR
Werner Almesberger (almesber@bernina.ethz.ch).
John Coffman (johninsd@san.rr.com) (lba32 extensions).
20 March 2000 LILO(8)