Changes for version 24.2 (22-November-2015) - Joachim Wiedorn Sources ------- - Remove compile date and time in binary to support reproducible builds (thanks to Dmitry Bogatov). - Remove obsolete hints to /boot/boot.b and other files in README. - Use system derived types to make code safe for both the 32-bit and the 64-bit compilation environment. (thanks to TAMUKI Shoichi) General ------- - Update sample config file lilo.example.conf and config element 'password'. - Upgrade of script liloconfig: * three steps of tests with three-state exit code to give the admin more information about failure. - Update manpage pod files and its manpages. Changes for version 24.1 (17-October-2014) - Joachim Wiedorn Documentations -------------- - Add more information about -R option (one-time command-line). Sources ------- - Only warn if founded bad partition (src/partition.c). - Install the .dat files of images, too (images/Makefile). - Fix target 'all' in main Makefile. - Install lilo.static, too, if existing. - Add CFLAGS, CPPFLAGS, LDFLAGS everywhere needed (useful e.g. for hardening in Debian). - Add many major device numbers, especially for MMC cards and XVD disks. Remove obsolete numbers (src/lilo.h, src/geometry.c). General ------- - Use 'lilo -H' in hook scripts to ignore error on degraded mdadm RAID1 systems (thanks to M. Schnalke). - Small update of script lilo-uuid-diskid. - Large upgrade of script liloconfig: * solve some bugs (see: Debian, Ubuntu) * now with update function * now with more tolerant file names of initram * now with use of kernel links as fallback - Update example config in lilo.example.conf. - Update manpage of liloconfig and lilo-uuid-diskid. - Add hooks for chattr, if vmlinuz files are on xfs filesystems. Changes for version 24.0 (07-June-2013) - Joachim Wiedorn Documentations -------------- - Update of lilo.conf.5 manpage with some corrections. - Add new manpages as pod files (sources): * liloconfig.pod (from Debian) * lilo-uuid-diskid.pod (from Debian) * lilo.pod (converted from lilo.8) - Add script man/pod2manpages for converting pod files. - Create manpages from pod files. - Deactivate Makefile for docs. Don't generate html/pdf. - Add complete html documentation for history (v21.5). Sources ------- - Support for kernel images on GPT hard disks in the first 15 partitions, otherwise set comments (src/geometry.c, src/lilo.h) - Update src/Makefile to always stripping lilo and lilo.static. General ------- - Fix abort problem in script mkrescue. (thanks to S. R. Wright) - Update script liloconf to find kernel versions 3.x, too. - Remove some more hints to obsolete OS/2 (source, doc). - Fix to be compatible to gcc 4.8 and higher (use -ffreestanding) Changes for version 23.2 (09-Apr-2011) - Joachim Wiedorn Documentations -------------- - Optimize documentation generation and information. - Reformatting mkrescue.8 manpage. (thanks to Martin E. Schauer) - Update of lilo.conf.5 manpage and remove of OS/2 information. Sources ------- - Remove obsolete BIOS workaround from 2002 (src/second.S) - Add information about -H option. (src/lilo.c) - Save errno for second command. (src/device.c) - Fix missleading error message. (src/geometry.c) - Remove obsolete OS/2 code. (src/boot.c, src/temp.c) - Enlarge maximum number of sectors (MAX_SETUPSECS) for kernel setup code to 63. (src/bootsect.S, src/lilo.h) - Fix for many small flaws in source code. (Many thanks to Solar Designer and Vasiliy Kulikov of the openwall project). General ------- - Remove obsolete OS/2 code. (make.vars, src/Makefile) - Optimize Makefile and src/Makefile for use of $(MAKE). - Use mktemp utility for floppy image generation in mkrescue. (Many thanks to Solar Designer and Vasiliy Kulikov of the openwall project). - Add new scripts with Makefile (already used for Debian): * liloconfig (for creating new lilo.conf) * lilo-uuid-diskid (convert device names to UUID/DiskID) Changes for version 23.1 (04-Nov-2010) - Joachim Wiedorn Documentations -------------- - 'make clean' delete all created documentation files. - many small typos in manpages. - Remove obsolete ifpdf definition. Sources ------- - Optimize and update menue header line. (src/crt.S) - Fix some typos in sources. (src/bsect.c, src/raid.c) - LVM volume as root device. (src/bsect.c) - Remove patch for inaccessible disks (src/geometry.c) and add remarks in README file. - Better computing size of uncompressed kernel. (src/boot.c) - Working on degraded RAID device. (src/raid.c) (thanks to Christian Schöninger) - Use for MD RAID newer 1.0 specification. (src/geometry.c) (thanks to Robert de Bath) (src/raid.c) General ------- - Use better 'checkit' for newer gcc. (checkit) - Remove very old scripts. (mkbdist,mksdist,QuickInst) - Create new makefile-based script QuickInst. - Create new hook scripts for kernel and initramfs. - Add new target 'uninstall' for src, man, hooks. - Recreate and add background images as uuencoded files and move images + config files into new 'image' directory. - Add new file TOOLS listing needed tools / packages. - Remove all unneeded stuff with old /boot/boot-* files. - Add new example file for lilo.conf for newer lilo. Changes for version 23.0 (28-June-2010) - Joachim Wiedorn Documentations -------------- - Move very old file INCOMPAT into readme/. - Update file COPYING with copyrights and license. - Update copyrights in some file headers. - Add new files README, TODO, NEWS. - Fix for some typos in manpages. - Update some old files in readme/ and docs/. - Move to creating pdf instead of ps in /docs. - Add found old manpage man/keytab-lilo.pl. - Update additional informations (lilo.lsm, sample/README). - Set static manpage path to /usr/share/man (make.vars). - Update of the program command logging header. Sources ------- - Fix error messages. (script checkit) - Allow spaces in boot menu. (bsect.c) - Workaround for buggy Bios. (probe.c) - Check for user root. (script mkrescue) - Use better temporary fifo's (script mkrescue) - Check for needed floppy space (script mkrescue) - devmapper should use major/minor. (geometry.c) - Bios workarounds. (second.S) - Suppress error message if device does not exist. (geometry.c) - Change 'map' to 'kmap'. (keytab-lilo.pl) - Add warnings for inaccessible disk (device.c, geometry.c) - Modify script mkrescue for use of spaces in files. - Speedup for geometry (geometry.c) - Add 'define' for lvm partition (lilo.h, partition.c) - Don't scan '.udev' directory (device.c) - Use default size 'hdsize' (script mkrescue) - Move macro 'S' into 'SA' (crt.S, lilo.c, lilo.h, probe.c, second.S) - Update min. versions of bcc and gcc. (script checkit) - Add new option 'small-memory' (cfg.c) - Differentiate small-memory/large-memory (bsect.c, boot.c) - Optimize standard logging (bsect.c) - Update install paths and names for some binaries. (src/Makefile) - Move the environment variable ROOT to DESTDIR. (src/Makefile) - Deactivate very old scripts (mkbdist, mksdist, QuickInst) General ------- - Remove link 'COPYRIGHT' to file COPYING. - Move alle README files into new directory 'readme'. - Move all source code files into new directory 'src'. - Split file CHANGES into CHANGELOG and CHANGELOG_old. - Better check for tool 'mkfs.msdos', for with you must be root. - Create new main Makefile. - Move target 'spotless' to 'distclean' in concerned files. - Move src/Makefile header into extra file make.vars. - Remove old comments in src/Makefile. - Displacement from src/Makefile into new man/Makefile. - Displacement from src/Makefile into dos/Makefile. - Delete displaced make commands in src/Makefile. - Update script paths in src/Makefile. - Update path to bdata.h in files of directoy diagnose. - Move more variables into make.vars. - Move target 'test' into main Makefile. - Update paths in dos/Makefile. - Displace floppy targets in main and src Makefiles. - Update paths to files in directory diagnose. - Better checks in diagnose/Makefile. - Remove old program 'activate'. - Use correct path for script mkrescue. - Target 'all' now without run of 'diagnostic' and 'dosexe'. - Optimize warnings while running target 'diagnostic'. - Renumber the pseudo targets. - Move commands for target 'diagnostic' into src/Makefile. Changes from version 22.7.3 to 22.8 (16-Feb-2007) John Coffman Boot Installer -------------- - Move configuration information (-X) to a separate procedure. (lilo.c) - Fix type decl problem in LVM _IOR/RW macros. (geometry.c) - Add DEV_DISK_DIR and edit source to use it. (config.h, device.c, geometry.c) - Change handling of 'device-mapper' depending upon DEVMAPPER option. (device.c, geometry.c) - Modify 'scan_dir' to stay out of hidden directories. (device.c) - Add 'nodevcache' option to configuration file. (cfg.c, lilo.c) - Add sync() before boot sector write to compensate for 2.6 kernel bug in partition buffering code. (bsect.c) - Allow 'root="UUID=xyz"' syntax. (bsect.c) Boot Loader ----------- - Add compilation switch 'NOVGA' to the Makefile. Changes from version 22.7.2 to 22.7.3 (11-Aug-2006) John Coffman Boot Installer -------------- - Make with changed compile-time options does not affect source checksums. (Makefile) - Remove device 253 from max_partitions[]. (device.c, 22.7.2.1) - Install device-mapper patches. (geometry.c, Makefile) - Correct setting of the VIRTUAL & NOKBD flags. (bsect.c) Changes from version 22.7.1 to 22.7.2 (05-Jul-2006) John Coffman Boot Installer -------------- - Add "noraid" keyword to suppress automatic marking of members of a full-disk RAID array as "inaccessible". - Add '-H' switch to override abort on RAID1 install to a failed array. (raid.c, lilo.c, common.c, common.h) - Add check for DM_RAID (aka ATA_RAID); warn about manual marking of disk drives as "inaccessible". (device.c) - Add 'geo_query_dev' support for 31-partition devices. (geometry.c) - Add "Warning:'s" counter. (common.c, common.h, & *.c) - Disable 'nowarn' when verbose >= 3. (lilo.c) - Davide BIOS bug (sectors [1..63] -> [1..64]) (probe.c) - Add keywords 'nokbdefault' & 'nokbdisable' on compilation switch based upon input from Alberto Mardegan . (cfg.c, bsect.c, lilo.h) - Add second stage flags: VIRTUAL & NOKBD whenever any 'virtual' or 'nokeyboard' keyword is used. (lilo.h, bsect.c) Boot Loader ----------- - Davide BIOS bug (sectors [1..63] -> [1..64]) (first.S, read.S) - Implement 'nokbdefault' & 'nokbdisable' (second.S) - Add cli/sti to keyboard detection code (second.S) - Fix timeout bug if 'ONE_SHOT' compile option is omitted. (second.S) - Add marker (space) between initrd/kernel loading dots. (second.S) - Observe second stage flags: VIRTUAL & NOKBD. Do not touch hardware unless corresponding flag is set. (second.S) - Allow DEBUG_NEW version to compile READONLY. (read.S) - Increase kernel command line to 512 bytes. (bsect.c, probe.c, lilo.h, second.S) Utilities --------- - Add check of FS register to Diagnostic 2 (diagnose/test4.c) - Change 'master' determination for --iso; log config file with --debug (mkrescue) - Create 'checkit' script to check for versions of gcc, as86, ld86, and bcc. (checkit) - Davide BIOS bug (sectors [1..63] -> [1..64]) (disk.S, test4.c) Changes from version 22.7 to 22.7.1 (17-Sep-2005) John Coffman Boot Installer -------------- - Add check that "vmdefault" image does exist. (bsect.c, lilo.c) - Use 512/4095 major devices (up from 255). (geometry.c, device.c, geometry.h) Boot Loader ----------- - Fix "vmdefault=" bug in MENU and BITMAP interfaces. (second.S) - Allow any keyboard strike (not just Shift) to escape from command line, or to display boot menu. (second.S) Utilities --------- - Apply security patch for temp files to mkrescue & QuickInst - Compensate for missing in BCC Changes from version 22.6.1 to 22.7 (12-Apr-2005) John Coffman Boot Installer -------------- - Fix reporting of NULL stored default boot command. (lilo.c) - Allow "unsafe" on partitions specified by "other=". (boot.c) - Handle RAID-1 arrays with a failed disk. (raid.c, geometry.c) Boot Loader ----------- - Rearrange code in first.S to shorten by 3 (to 0x1B2). (first.S) - Fix "lock" bug on default image. (second.S) - Descriptor selection (find_image) based on partial command line. (second.S, crt.S, bitmap.S) - Improve "unattended": no selection on partial command; CR can't stop timeout. (second.S) Utilities --------- - New DOS utility: LILO.COM implements -q -R -V (-C -m) switches. Changes from version 22.6 to 22.6.1 (17-Nov-2004) John Coffman Boot Installer -------------- - Check command line options for CL_LENGTH max (256). (bsect.c) - Get '-I' switch to recognize 'addappend='. (identify.c) - Add 'R' flag to '-I' switch to get root. (identify.c) Boot Loader ----------- - Enable read-ahead on EDD drives that support the function. Now a Makefile switch (READAHEAD) (volume.S, Makefile) - Support BUG_SI_EBDA bugfix for SI controllers that don't properly allocate the EBDA that they use. (Makefile, second.S, chain.S) - Correct El-Torito CD emulation termination to use HD/FD device code. (second.S) Utilities --------- - Update diagnostic 2.2.4 to 2.3; check EDD fn 4Eh subfunctions. (diagnose/test4.c) - Update 'mkrescue' (2.5) to get root filesystem from /etc/fstab. - Update 'mkrescue --iso --size HD' to create a bootable El Torito format using hard disk emulation. (mkrescue 3.0) - Add --image option to mkrescue. (mkrescue 3.0) Changes from version 22.5.9 to 22.6 (01-Sep-2004) John Coffman Boot Installer -------------- - Correct check of "append=" substring coincidence. (bsect.c/ check_options) - add keyword "unattended" to alter timeout operation. (cfg.c, bsect.c, second.S) - allow 'timeout' & 'delay' to be specified in 's', 'm', or 'h'. (lilo.c, common.c) - change #include to (partition.c) - alter 'new_serial' to seed from time & /dev/urandom (device.c) - address compilation issues with 2.6 kernels (2.6.6) and glibc versions 2.0 and 2.1++ (2.3.3). (config.h, partition.h, partition.c) - fix "long" -> "int" for compilation on 64-bit systems. (*.h, *.c) - use "mkloader" so compilation does not depend on NASM. (temp.c) - add new block devices: emd, sata, scsi9-15. (lilo.h, geometry.c) - Check 'other=' for a file that is really an image. (boot.c) - Allow 'root = "LABEL=label"' in config file. (bsect.c) - Allow -P parameter to contain '='. (lilo.c) - Add 'addappend=' specification of local kernel parameters to 'image=' sections. (bsect.c, cfg.c) - Automatically treat disks beyond the 16th as INACCESSIBLE. (device.c) Boot Loader ----------- - Modify first-stage loader for BIOS that clobbers BX. (first.S) Utilities --------- - Update diagnostic 2.2.4 to to check int 13, fn 8, for register clobbers. (diagnose/test4.c) - Change regular expression in 'keytab-lilo.pl' (Debian patch)