[PLUG] lilo warning / question

[Jeff Abrahamson <jeff@purple.com>]

On doing a dist-upgrade, lilo reports an error:

    asterix:/etc# lilo
    Warning: '/proc/partitions' does not match '/dev' directory structure.
	Name change: '/dev/scsi/host1/bus0/target0/lun0/disc' -> '/dev/sda'
    Fatal: VolumeID read error: sector 0 of /dev/sda not readable
    asterix:/etc#

The only thing on /dev/sda is removable media that I wouldn't expect
to be mounted:

    jeff@asterix:jeff $ grep sd /etc/fstab
    /dev/sda1       /cflash         vfat    defaults,user,noauto            0       0
    /dev/sdb1       /smartmedia     vfat    defaults,user,noauto            0       0
    jeff@asterix:jeff $

If I comment out both, the error goes away.  (Oddly, it matters if I
comment out /dev/sdb1 or not.)  So I comment them out, run lilo, and
then put them back.

    asterix:/etc# lilo
    Warning: '/proc/partitions' does not match '/dev' directory structure.
	Name change: '/dev/scsi/host1/bus0/target0/lun0/disc' -> '/dev/sda'
    Added Linux *
    Added LinuxOLD
    asterix:/etc# 

But why?  I don't like mysterious lilo events.

-- 
 Jeff

 Jeff Abrahamson  <http://www.purple.com/jeff/>
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