#1949 PR merged: For Slackware Linux:

Labels: enhancement, fixed / solved / done

mjbudd77 opened issue at 2018-11-02 21:52:

  1. Added automatic OS vendor and version detection.
  2. Added logic to search for kernel files in using default /boot/vmlinuz-uname -r pattern in the event that the standard ELILO kernel install paths come up empty.

Added legacy LILO bootloader support.

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  • How was this pull request tested?
    On a Slackware 14.2 OS, performed a full backup to and recover from a USB device. Was able to boot with coldstarted disk using basic LILO bootloader. Should not conflict with other bootloader types (GRUB and ELILO).

  • Brief description of the changes in this pull request:
    Updates to ease the backup/recover process of a Slackware OS using the legacy LILO bootloader.

schlomo commented at 2018-11-05 08:34:

To summarize: Please fix the small stuff we talked about and then we'll merge it.

mjbudd77 commented at 2018-11-07 01:29:

I believe my 2nd commit addresses the small items you wanted corrected. Please let me know if I have missed something.

schlomo commented at 2018-11-07 19:57:

Thanks a lot for your contribution.

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