What are LILO error codes?
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What are LILO error codes?
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The error codes of LILO are used to identify the issues that have occurred during the loading of LILO. When LILO loads itself, it displays the word LILO. Each letter is displayed before or after performing some specific actions, which can be used to identify issues and take further actions in case LILO fails at any point. According to the Linux Documentation Project, the error codes are defined as follows:
| (nothing) | No part of LILO has been loaded. Either LILO is not installed or the partition on which its boot sector is located is not active. |
| L | The first stage boot loader has been loaded and started, but the second stage boot loader cannot be loaded. The two-digit error codes indicate the type of issues. This condition usually indicates a media failure or a geometry mismatch (for example, bad disk parameters). |
| LI | The first stage boot loader was able to load the second stage boot loader, but it had failed to execute it. This can either be caused by a geometry mismatch or by moving /boot/boot.b without running the map installer. |
| LIL | The second stage boot loader has been started, but the descriptor table from the map file cannot be loaded. This is typically caused by a media failure or by a geometry mismatch. |
| LIL? | The second stage boot loader has been loaded at an incorrect address. This is typically caused by a subtle geometry mismatch or by moving /boot/boot.b without running the map installer. |
| LIL- | The descriptor table is corrupt. This can either be caused by a geometry mismatch or by moving /boot/map without running the map installer. |
| LILO | All parts of LILO have been successfully loaded. |
If the BIOS signals an error when LILO is trying to load a boot image, the respective error code is displayed. These codes range from 0x00 through 0xbb.
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