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List:       soekris-tech
Subject:    Re: [Soekris] net4801 vs. grub
From:       Zachery Stoddard <zacherystoddard () gmail ! com>
Date:       2014-08-26 17:45:09
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On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 8:27 PM, Philip Heron <phil@sanslogic.co.uk> 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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<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 \
at 8:27 PM, Philip Heron <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:phil@sanslogic.co.uk" \
target="_blank">phil@sanslogic.co.uk</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<blockquote \
class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc \
solid;padding-left:1ex">

I just tried lilo, and it loads the kernel fine it seems to fail on the initrd:<br>
<br>
Initramfs unpacking failed: junk in compressed archive<br>
<br>
It then panics and dies. Googling threw up a few suggestions, adding the \
&#39;large-memory&#39; option in lilo.conf didn&#39;t change anything and the only \
other suggestion was the partition containing /boot being too large. /dev/sda is a \
large disk but I&#39;m trying to boot the system of a small 4GB compact flash card on \
/dev/sdb.<br>

<br>
I currently boot it using grub installed on /dev/sda but I&#39;d like to remove that \
disk at some point.<br> <br>
My lilo.conf is attached. If anyone can suggest something please shout :)<br>
<br>
-Phil<br></blockquote></div><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">I just came across a \
net5501 that was picky about CF cards too.   Sometimes grub would load, other times i \
would get &quot;error 5&quot;.   I found that by entering &quot;set fastboot \
enabled&quot; in the bios made the boot process much more stable for me.</div> <div \
class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">-Nick</div></div>



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