-def execute_lilo(lilo, device):
- """execute lilo for activating the partitions in the MBR
-
- @lilo: path of lilo executable
- @device: device where lilo should be executed on"""
-
- # to support -A for extended partitions:
- logging.info("Activating partitions in MBR via lilo")
- logging.debug("%s -S /dev/null -M %s ext", lilo, device)
- proc = subprocess.Popen([lilo, "-S", "/dev/null", "-M", device, "ext"])
- proc.wait()
- if proc.returncode != 0:
- raise Exception("error executing lilo")
-
- # activate partition:
- logging.debug("%s -S /dev/null -A %s 1", lilo, device)
- proc = subprocess.Popen([lilo, "-S", "/dev/null", "-A", device, "1"])
- proc.wait()
- if proc.returncode != 0:
- raise Exception("error executing lilo")
-
-
-def install_syslinux_mbr(device):
- """install syslinux's master boot record (MBR) on the specified device
-
- @device: device where MBR of syslinux should be installed to"""
-
- # make sure we have syslinux available
- if not which("syslinux") and not options.copyonly:
- raise Exception("syslinux not available (either install it or consider using the --grub option)")
-
- # lilo's mbr is broken, use the one from syslinux instead:
- if not os.path.isfile("/usr/lib/syslinux/mbr.bin"):
- raise Exception("/usr/lib/syslinux/mbr.bin can not be read")
-
- logging.info("Installing syslinux MBR")
- logging.debug("cat /usr/lib/syslinux/mbr.bin > %s", device)
- try:
- retcode = subprocess.call("cat /usr/lib/syslinux/mbr.bin > "+ device, shell=True)
- if retcode < 0:
- logging.critical("Error copying MBR to device (%s)", retcode)
- except OSError, error:
- logging.critical("Execution failed: %s", error)
-
-
-def install_mir_mbr(mbrtemplate, device, partition, ismirbsdmbr=True):