[aclug-L] Re: lilo help

["Clint A. Brubakken" <cabrubak@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 20 Oct 1999, Wayne White wrote:

> Well, I finally got the new laptop running RedHat 6.0
> with the 2.2.5 kernel. Now I would like to change lilo
> so that winblows is the default OS. I have tried to 
> change it and keep getting errors. 
> 
> Currently lilo.conf is as follows:
> 
> boot=/dev/hda
> map=/boot/map
> install=/boot/boot.b
> prompt
> timeout=50
> image=/boot/bzImage
>       label=linux
>       root=/dev/hda6
>       read-only
> other=/dev/hda1
>       label=win
>       table=/dev/hda
> 
> This lilo.conf works fine and sets up linux as the default
> and will boot winblows if it is selected at boot. However,
> if I change it to the following:
> 
> boot=/dev/hda
> map=/boot/map
> install=/boot/boot.b
> prompt
> timeout=50
> image=/dev/hda1
>       label=win
>       table=/dev/hda
> other=/boot/bzImage
>       label=linux
>       root=/dev/hda6
>       read-only
> 

The problem is image means a kernal image, other means other os

so your saying boot this linux kernel located at /dev/hda1 
and boot this other on the device /boot/bzImage

all you need to do is list window first, so put these lines :


> other=/dev/hda1
>       label=win
>       table=/dev/hda

before these lines:

> image=/boot/bzImage
>       label=linux
>       root=/dev/hda6
>       read-only
> 

just a quick cut and paste



> With this lilo.conf when I run lilo it adds win*, but reports
> an error at about line 8. With this situation nothing boots.
> 
> What am I doing wrong, other than wanting winblows as the 
> default? How do I fix it?
> 
> Thanx,
> 
> Wayne
> 
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Clint Brubakken
Developer, Computer Science Services Group, LLC
Dictator-for-Life Air Capital Linux Users Group 
Wichita, KS
cabrubak@xxxxxxx
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