Re: net4801 vs. grub

On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 8:27 PM, Philip Heron <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> I just tried lilo, and it loads the kernel fine it seems to fail on the
> initrd:
>
> Initramfs unpacking failed: junk in compressed archive
>
> It then panics and dies. Googling threw up a few suggestions, adding the
> 'large-memory' option in lilo.conf didn't change anything and the only
> other suggestion was the partition containing /boot being too large.
> /dev/sda is a large disk but I'm trying to boot the system of a small 4GB
> compact flash card on /dev/sdb.
>
> I currently boot it using grub installed on /dev/sda but I'd like to
> remove that disk at some point.
>
> My lilo.conf is attached. If anyone can suggest something please shout :)
>
> -Phil
>

I just came across a net5501 that was picky about CF cards too.  Sometimes
grub would load, other times i would get "error 5".  I found that by
entering "set fastboot enabled" in the bios made the boot process much more
stable for me.

-Nick

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