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LILO-UUID-DISKID(8)	      lilo documentation	   LILO-UUID-DISKID(8)

NAME
       lilo-uuid-diskid - convert boot / root options to diskid and uuid in
       lilo.conf.

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

DESCRIPTION
       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=/dev/disk/by-uuid/18843936-00f9-4df0-a373-000d05a5dd44"

COPYRIGHT and LICENSE
       Copyright (C) 2010-2013 Joachim Wiedorn

       This script is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
       under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
       Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
       option) any later version.

AUTHOR
       lilo-uuid-diskid was written by Joachim Wiedorn.

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

SEE ALSO
       lilo(8), update-lilo(8), liloconfig(8)

24.0				  2013-05-07		   LILO-UUID-DISKID(8)

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