lilo-uuid-diskid(8)

lilo-uuid-diskid8

Convert boot / root options to diskid and uuid in lilo.conf.

Usage

lilo-uuid-diskid [-h] [-v] [lilo.conf]

Overview

This script looks for the boot block device or boot partition and create the right diskid or uuid as boot option. Then it looks for all root partitions and create the right uuids as root options.

These conversions are necessary for use with newer kernel (>= 2.6.26) if it use the libata module for parallel and serial ATA interfaces of block devices (i. e. hard disks with IDE or SATA interface, usbsticks).

Options

-h

Print a brief help.

-v

Print verbose messages.

Examples

Lines in the configuration file /etc/lilo.conf:

  #boot = /dev/sda
  boot = /dev/disk/by-id/ata-SAMSUNG_SV1604N_S01FJ10X999999
  #root = /dev/sda1
  root = "UUID=18843936-00f9-4df0-a373-000d05a5dd44"

Releases

4 releases since Debian 7 (Wheezy); the text changed 2 times.

  1. 7
  2. 8
  3. 9–10

Author

lilo-uuid-diskid was written by Joachim Wiedorn.

This manual page was written by Joachim Wiedorn <joodevel at joonet.de>.

From lilo 1:24.2-4 in Debian 10 (Buster). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.