LILO makes a cache of the disks and partitions using /proc/partitions.
The default Debian kernel has been compiled with DEVFS_FS support and 
therefore, if you see your /proc/partitions, you will notice that this 
filehas a "devfs scheme". Thereby, /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/disc 
does not exist unless you are actually using devfs.

You can ignore this warning as this won't harm your system.

Paul E Condon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> I recieved the following warning message from lilo recently.
> I am running kernel 2.4.18 from debian package on 686 .
> I think I have seen it before, but now I'm concerned that
> I really don't understand, and it may be important even tho
> system is running fine to my untrained eye.
>
> message:
> big:/home/pecondon# lilo
> Warning: COMPACT may conflict with LBA32 on some systems
> Warning: '/proc/partitions' does not match '/dev' directory structure.
>     Name change: '/dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/disc' -> '/dev/hda'
>     The kernel was compiled with DEVFS_FS, but 'devfs=mount' was omitted
>         as a kernel command-line boot parameter; hence, the '/dev' directory
>         structure does not reflect DEVFS_FS device names.
> Added Linux *
> Skipping /ba1/vmlinuz
> Skipping /ba2/vmlinuz
> Added Linux4
> Added LinuxOLD
> big:/home/pecondon# emacs lilo.cmnt.sav
> end of message;
>  
> What does this mean? What should I do about it? Where can I find
> an explanation? HOWTO?
>
> TIA
>
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