Can't boot with full of 9A9A9A9A on the screen

angelo.c · 04-06-2012, 11:39 AM

Hello everyone!

I'm using Slackware 13.37 with software RAID 1 setup on VM. After a successful boot up,the system rebooted with 9A9A9A9A9A... on the screen and couldn't boot into system.

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I hope you guys can drop me a line if you have similar experience.

mfrias · 04-06-2012, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by angelo.c

I'm using Slackware 13.37 with software RAID 1 setup on VM. After a successful boot up,the system rebooted with 9A9A9A9A9A... on the screen and couldn't boot into system.

This message is displayed by a wrong configuration of LILO. Your system can't load the second stage boot loader (L) and the two-digit error codes (0x9A) indicate the type of problem. Check to see if you have the correct device for boot in /etc/lilo.conf using rescue process (boot your system with the Slackware install DVD or first CD using whatever kernel options you need to see your hard disk).

More Info: http://www.wlug.org.nz/LiloErrorCodes

angelo.c · 04-07-2012, 01:54 AM

Thanks mfrias for your quick reply. I will look into that now.

P.S. I ended up re-installing it as it's a fresh install.