The new versions of lilo are more informative with a nice menu. On Thu, 17 May 2001, Steven K Thompson wrote:
> I did not get any response when I asked this query before. It > would be great if someone knows how to get a more straightforward > display of the available operating systems at bootup, especially > if it is someone besides myself who turns the machine on. > > > When I installed Debian 2.2r2 on my laptopI configured Lilo to give a choice > of > three operating systems: > 1. Debian, 2. Redhat, and 3. Windows/Dos. Debian is the default. > > When I press the tab key at the boot prompt the display of the options is > rather > chaotic > in appearance, like this: > > > debian 1 2 redhat > 3 dos > > > Is there a way I can change this into a simple list of the three options, with > the numbers and > labels in the same order for each? I would appreciate any advice here. > > In case it helps, I am appending my /etc/lilo.config file below. > > # /etc/lilo.conf - See: `lilo(8)' and `lilo.conf(5)', > # --------------- `install-mbr(8)', `/usr/share/doc/lilo/', > # and `/usr/share/doc/mbr/'. > > # +---------------------------------------------------------------+ > # | !! Reminder !! | > # | | > # | Don't forget to run `lilo' after you make changes to this | > # | conffile, `/boot/bootmess.txt', or install a new kernel. The | > # | computer will most likely fail to boot if a kernel-image | > # | post-install script or you don't remember to run `lilo'. | > # | | > # +---------------------------------------------------------------+ > > # 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/hda > > # Specifies the device that should be mounted as root. (`/') > # > root=/dev/hda4 > > # Enable map compaction: > # Tries to merge read requests for adjacent sectors into a single > # read request. This drastically reduces load time and keeps the > # 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 > > # You can set a password here, and uncomment the `restricted' lines > # in the image definitions below to make it so that a password must > # be typed to boot anything but a default configuration. If a > # command line is given, other than one specified by an `append' > # statement in `lilo.conf', the password will be required, but a > # standard default boot will not require one. > # > # This will, for instance, prevent anyone with access to the > # console from booting with something like `Linux init=/bin/sh', > # and thus becoming `root' without proper authorization. > # and thus becoming `root' without proper authorization. > # > # Note that if you really need this type of security, you will > # likely also want to use `install-mbr' to reconfigure the MBR > # program, as well as set up your BIOS to disallow booting from > # 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=20 > > # You can put a customized boot message up if you like. If you use > # `prompt', and this computer may need to reboot unattended, you > # must specify a `timeout', or it will sit there forever waiting > # for a keypress. `single-key' goes with the `alias' lines in the > # `image' configurations below. eg: You can press `1' to boot > # `Linux', `2' to boot `LinuxOLD', if you uncomment the `alias'. > # > # message=/boot/bootmess.txt > prompt > single-key > # delay=100 > timeout=100 > > # 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="" > append="apm=on" > > # Boot up Linux by default. > # > default=debian > #default=redhat > > image=/vmlinuz > label=debian > 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/hda4 > # label=HURD > # restricted > # alias=3 > > #the stanzas below i base on rh linux: > > image=/redhat/redboot/vmlinuz-2.2.16-22 > label=redhat > read-only > root=/dev/hda5 > alias=2 > > other=/dev/hda1 > label=dos > alias=3 > > > > > > > ----- End Included Message ----- > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
