Sample lilo.conf to solve the LILO stops at LI problem

by Norm Dresne » Fri, 13 Aug 1999 04:00:00

boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
prompt
timeout=25
linear
verbose=3
disk=/dev/hda
sectors=63
heads=64
cylinders=787
disk=/dev/hdb
sectors=63
heads=32
cylinders=524
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.0.36-0.7
label=linux
alias=rtlinux
root=/dev/hdb1
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.0.36-0.7.img
read-only
other=/dev/hda1
label=dos
alias=msdos
table=/dev/hda

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The line that reads "linear" tells LILO to address the HD "linearly" and
forgo LBA addressing. The two sections for the geometry of the two
different disks should be self-explanatory. Most users can get the
information from their CMOS BIOS on bootup.

Norm

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1. lilo.conf and lilo.conf~

Hi,

I wonder if anyone knows what's going on. I've upgraded my kernel to a
newer one, and I went to change my /etc/lilo.conf file to get it to boot
into it correctly. So far so good, the online documentation was fine.

So now I had Windows, the older kernel and the newer kernel as options. So
far so good.

Then I decided to delete the older kernel. I deleted any of the files that
had anything related to the older kernel from /boot. I then changed
lilo.conf to remove the entry for the older kernel aswell.

I restart my computer and I get the exact same boot options - Windows,
Older kernel and new kernel.

After a bit of digging, I found there was a different file called
/etc/lilo.conf~ which had my old settings to boot. So this file was
probably the one it was using to choose my boot options. Why is that?

Also, it's weird because this old lilo.conf~ file which has the old kernel
still as an option runs fine.

image="/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.2-2"
label="linux"
read-only
root="/dev/hda4"

When I select "linux" from Lilo, it boots into Linux fine, even there is no
"/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.2-1", (not even a hidden file of that name).

Here's a copy of linux.conf~ file in all its entirity:

boot="/dev/hda"
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
prompt
timeout="50"
message=/boot/message
lba32
default=Windows

image="/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.2-2"
label="linux"
read-only
root="/dev/hda4"

other=/dev/hda1
optional
label=Windows

image="/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.3-12"
label="LinuxNew"
root="/dev/hda4"
read-only

(the linux.conf file is the same, just without the /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.2-2
image).

Any help appreciated,

Michael

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