Well, to be nicer to the user you could include comments in the lilo.conf. Compare mine lilo.conf below with the standard one.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Karl Hammar Aspö Data [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lilla Aspö 2340 0173 140 57 S-742 94 Östhammar 070 511 97 84 Professionella Linuxlösningar ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On 6 Jan 1999, Ben Gertzfield wrote: > I think we should change the default LILO config to prompt the > user (so they don't have to hit shift to get a LILO prompt) > and then time out in a reasonable value, say 7 seconds. > > This can be done by adding: > > prompt > timeout=70 > > to the default /etc/lilo.conf. Is the boot floppies package the right > place for this? Making the user hit shift for a LILO prompt is oogy. > > Ben > > -- > Brought to you by the letters P and M and the number 15. > "If you turn both processors off, you will have to reboot." > Debian GNU/Linux maintainer of Gimp and GTK+ -- http://www.debian.org/ > I'm on FurryMUCK as Che, and EFNet/Open Projects IRC as Che_Fox. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ======================================================= ############################################################################### # # Global Section #Backup = # Default = /boot/boot.<number> Boot = /dev/sda # Device containing boot sector # /dev/hda = MBR for an IDE disk #Compact # Merge reads into larger read requests Default = 36-5 # Default image to load #Delay = # Wait <val>/10 sec. before loading #Disk = # Spec. non-std param. for a disk #Install = # Install as new boot sec., def. = /boot/boot.b #Linear # For e.g. large disks #Lock # Record boot cmd lines for future boots #Map = # Default = /boot/map #Message = # File to print out after "LILO " Prompt # Forces boot prompt Timeout = 50 # Wait <val>/10 sec. after prompt then boot def #Verbose = # Level of progress reporting # This is because I boot from SCSI, AND have an IDE disk disk = /dev/sda bios = 0x80 disk = /dev/sdb bios = 0x81 disk = /dev/hda bios = 0x82 ############################################################################### # # Per Image Section # For Linux kernels use: #image=<file> # Append=<string> # Appends <string> to cmd. line options # Label=<string> # What to use at "LILO:" prompt # Ramdisk=<size> # <size> = 0: no ramdisk created # Read-Only # Mount root RO # Read-Write # Mount root RW # Root=<Root_device> # Which device to mount as root # VGA=<mode> # Normal: 80x25, Extended: 80x50 text, # # ASK, <number> # For other OS's use: #Other=<device_name> or <file_name> # Loader=<chain_loader> # def. = /boot/chain.b # Table=<device> # Spec. where partition table is # Unsafe # don't access boot sec. at map creation time Image = /boot/vmlinuz-2.0.36-5 Label = 36-5 Root = /dev/sda2 Read-Only #VGA = Ask VGA = 0xa Append = "boot_verbose=1" Image = /boot/vmlinuz-2.1.123-1 Label = dev.1 Root = /dev/sda2 Read-Only VGA = Extended Append = "boot_verbose=1" Other = /dev/sda1 Label = win Table = /dev/sda Image = /boot/memtest86 Label = Memtest # demo/test system Image = /demo/boot/vmlinuz-2.0.36 Label = Demo.org Root = /dev/sdb2 Read-Only VGA = 0xa Append = "boot_verbose=1" -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
