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

Randy Dunlap
2007-11-09T18:46:46Z

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.

Thanks,
---
~Randy