[gentoo-user] emerge lilo fails

[gentoo-user] emerge lilo fails

[Erwin Lang]

hi everyone!

i tried to emerge lilo (`emerge -bva lilo') - but it aborts with the following 
error-message:

---- snip ----
!!! ERROR: sys-boot/lilo-22.7 failed.
!!! Function src_install, Line 85, Exitcode 2
!!! (no error message)
!!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, NOT this status 
message.

--------------------------- ACCESS VIOLATION SUMMARY 
---------------------------
LOG FILE = "/var/log/sandbox/sandbox-sys-boot_-_lilo-22.7-20613.log"

open_wr:   /dev/loop5 (symlink to /dev/loop/5)
open_wr:   /dev/loop5 (symlink to /dev/loop/5)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---- end snip ----

has anyone ever seen such an error-message?
i have no idea what to do - please help!

thanks in advance!
erwin
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Re: [gentoo-user] emerge lilo fails

[Mike Owen]

On 3/6/06, Erwin Lang <lang.erwin@gmx.at> wrote:
> hi everyone!
>
> i tried to emerge lilo (`emerge -bva lilo') - but it aborts with the following
> error-message:
>
> open_wr:   /dev/loop5 (symlink to /dev/loop/5)
> open_wr:   /dev/loop5 (symlink to /dev/loop/5)
>

In the past, emerging LILO would choke while trying to mount/unmount
your /boot partition. It looks like it's doing the same with the loop
devices. Try unmounting all your loop devices, and then remerging
LILO.

HTH,
Mike

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