On Tue, 08 Feb 2000, you wrote:
> I recently tried to build a new kernel, and wrote the kernel to a bootdisk
> rather than the hard-drive so that I could go back to the working setup if it
> didn't boot. Well, it didn't boot, but when I booted the previous installation,
> it gets to the point that it goes to load X, and essentially hangs. How can I
> get it to stop at the initial logon window before starting to load X, so that I
> can rerun Xconfigurator?
> Jim Bradley -- Maryville, MO USA ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
'linux 3' at the lilo prompt. Another ~failsafe is to keep an
option for your former kernel in lilo.conf. Here's mine,I believe
you''ll see what I mean. 'linux' is default, 'mdk' at the lilo
prompt starts the old kernel.
--
boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
vga=normal
default=linux
keytable=/boot/us.klt
prompt
timeout=50
message=/boot/message
other=/dev/hda1
label=dos
table=/dev/hda
other=/dev/fd0
label=floppy
unsafe
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.14-tom <--new compiled kernel
label=linux
root=/dev/hdb6
append=""
read-only
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.14-15mdk <-- former kernel
label=mdk
root=/dev/hdb6
append=""
read-only
--
.. Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
