Fwd: Re: [PLUG] Mandrake 8.1 update

[Rick Konold]

On Tuesday 26 March 2002 15:11, you hammered the keyboard to write:

> > image=/boot/vmlinuz
> >         label=linux
> >         root=/dev/hda1
> >         append=" devfs=mount"
> >
> >         append=" hdc=ide-scsi hdd=ide-scsi"
> >
> >         read-only
> > image=/boot/vmlinuz
> >         label=failsafe
> >         root=/dev/hda1
> >         append=" hdc=ide-scsi  hdd=ide-scsi"
> >
> >         append=" devfs=mount failsafe"
> >         read-only
> > other=/dev/fd0
> >         label=floppy
> >         unsafe
> >
> >  C:    root]# /sbin/lilo
> > Duplicate entry 'append' near line 17 in file /etc/lilo.conf
> >
> > How does the "duplicate " append line effect things?
>
> You have one kernel "/boot/vmlinuz" with two different labels (linux and
> failsafe).  If this is the result of an rpm upgrade, it's a screw-up.  The
> image in each stanza has to point to a unique kernel.  And I'm not sure if
> having two append lines is kosher or not, you might just want to put them
> all on one line.
>
> Cheers,
> Kyle Accardi

That is common for the Mandrake install.  The menu offers you the normal and 
a failsafe boot option.  I don't know what is different when it appends 
"devfs=mount failsafe", I just know it is the way Mandrake installs a 
failsafe boot option in the menu.