On Fri, 06 Oct 2000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Next, I recompiled the kernel on the SCSI drive, adding the SCSI patch for
> my hardware. Made and installed the modules, and new kernel and editited
> /etc/lilo.conf to add an entry for my new kernel. Next, I ran /sbin/lilo
> and got a warning: 'scd1 is not the first hard disk on the system'.
>
> I rebooted anyway, and now I get LI, but no LO meaning that it cant execute
> the second stage boot loader
> Anyone.
>
> Basically I am back to square 1... Why would lilo say that the HD it was
> installing to was not the first HD in the system when it is the **ONLY** HD
> in the system??
perhaps if you used grub rather than lilo, your problem would be solved, as
grub gives you a bit of command line editing at boot...you could set up an
alternate menu.lst file in /boot/grub and then select it at boot when you are
ready to boot your new kernel...
frank
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