> Thanks for the heads-up on that one. Unfortunately it's too late
> ;-(, still I can boot from the Compaq configuration floppy ok.
> If you can mail a copy of your lilo.conf that would help a lot.
Forgot that it is on another machine:-)
Here it is; I got rid of some less usefull things to keep it a little
smaller
ganggreen:~# cat /etc/lilo.conf
# Support LBA for large hard disks.
#
lba32
# Specifies the boot device. This is where Lilo installs its boot
# block. It can be either a partition, or the raw device, in which
# case it installs in the MBR, and will overwrite the current MBR.
#
boot=/dev/sda
# Specifies the device that should be mounted as root. (`/')
#
root=/dev/sda1
# map smaller. Using `compact' is especially recommended when
# booting from a floppy disk. It is disabled here by default
# because it doesn't always work.
#
# compact
# Installs the specified file as the new boot sector
#
install=/boot/boot.b
# Specifies the location of the map file
#
map=/boot/map
# removable disk or CD-ROM, then put a password on getting into the
# BIOS configuration as well. Please RTFM `install-mbr(8)'.
#
# password=tatercounter2000
# Specifies the number of deciseconds (0.1 seconds) LILO should
# wait before booting the first image.
#
delay=200
# Specifies the VGA text mode at boot time. (normal, extended, ask, <mode>)
#
# vga=ask
# vga=9
#
vga=normal
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
# Kernel command line options that apply to all installed images go
# here. See: The `boot-prompt-HOWO' and `kernel-parameters.txt' in
# the Linux kernel `Documentation' directory.
#
append="smart2=0x6000 sim710=addr:0x8000,irq:15 mem=128M"
# Boot up Linux by default.
#
default=Linux
image=/vmlinuz
label=Linux
read-only
# restricted
# alias=1
#image=/vmlinuz.old
# label=LinuxOLD
# read-only
# optional
# restricted
# alias=2
# If you have another OS on this machine to boot, you can uncomment the
# following lines, changing the device name on the `other' line to
# where your other OS' partition is.
#
other=/dev/ida/c0d0p3
label=F10
# tabel=/dev/ida/c0d0
# restricted
# alias=3
Thanks,
Frans
