[KLUG Members] lilo and xfs

[Adam Tauno Williams]

> Is there an issue between lilo and xfs where xfs is not compatible with lilo
> putting its boot block on it?

Someone still uses LILO?

> I tried just now changing boot= from the device to the bootable partition which
> is XFS, lilo refused to install saying it would trash the file system on the
> partition. Say what?!

Last I knew LILO didn't work with XFS.  Even on grub boxes I create a
256Mb ext3 /boot partition and store a couple of utilities like ipssend
there as well.