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1. Dumb question but I couldn't find the answer in any FAQ

I have two drives on my IBM clone.  THe first is divided into a dos partition
and another partition that is encrypted with SFS (Secure Filesystem).  The
second drive has one partition and that is all linux.  TO boot my machine for
linux I have to install the boot disk that comes with the TAMU release.
Then I have to hit the shift *while* 'LILO' appears on the screen.  THen
I can choose harddisk root=/dev/hdb1. THen the whole thing boots and works.
I'd like to just turn the machine on and have some choice like one
supposedly has with OS2's boot manager.  Is there something I can have that
will let me have a choice when I start up my machine or do I always have
to boot with a floppy?  And if I do, is there a way to make a boot disk
that will do what I want automatically?  No typing "harddisk root= ..."?
Sounds like a small task but I have to go through this every time I boot.
Alot of typing when there's probably some really simple solution that I'm
unaware of because I'm completely new to this.  Reply e-mail please.  THanks.
-Jason

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