Re: 2.6.23: GRUB reports "Setup signature not found"

[H. Peter Anvin]

Randy Dunlap wrote:
> On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 10:40:54 -0800 H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>
> > Randy Dunlap wrote:
> > > On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 11:48:20 -0500 Chuck Ebbert wrote:
> > >
> > > > Multiple people have now reported this error message with 2.6.23.
> > > > Updating GRUB fixes it:
> > > >
> > > > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=370391
> > > > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=371321
> > > Thanks for the info.
> > > A better fix IMHO would be if one could get lilo to work.  :)
> > >
> > > ---
> > > ~Randy [who is fed up with grub]
> > BTW, I definitely can agree with your feeling about grub (which is part 
> > of why I maintain a different boot loader suite.)  However, if you know 
> > of any LILO problems, please speak up.
>
> I don't know of any lilo-specific problems and didn't mean to imply
> that LILO is at fault.
>
> The problems that I have seen when I have tried to switch from
> grub to LILO are more like config issues:
> either "can't find root device" or
> "cannot open /dev/console" or other initrd/initramfs issues.

OK.  I'd be interested in your experience if you'd be willing to try out 
syslinux (extlinux).

	-hpa
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