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

H. Peter Anvin
2007-11-09T18:53:46Z

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