by > This id my first ever install of Linux, I am using the Debian that came on
> Novembers Boot disk just to get a handle on things.
> I need help with Lilo, I have read the Mini How-to but I am still lost. The
> first time I ran the installation it would boot to DOS but not Linux, I ran it
> agaoin and it would boot to Linux but not DOS.
you're probably missing is the 'prompt' and 'timeout' commands.
'Prompt' means that it will allow you to chose a image/other to boot,
and if you wait longer than 'timeout', it will boot the first image.
Hope this helps,
Erik
# LILO configuration file
# Start LILO global section
boot = /dev/sda1 # The main boot drive
prompt # Prompt for what to boot
vga = normal
ramdisk = 0
timeout = 100 # timeout before booting first kernel in 10th of a sec
append="mem=96M" # Req'd for more than 64Meg of RAM.
# End LILO global section
# Linux bootable partition config begins
image = /vmlinuz-2.0.31
root = /dev/sda1
label = Current
read-only
image = /vmlinuz-2.0.30
root = /dev/sda1
label = Old
read-only
other = /dev/sdb1
label = dos
table = /dev/sdb
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