>
> Well fellow newbies,
> I've taken your advice and suggestions as to changing my system so that
> it boots-up from the hard-drive instead of the a start-up diskkette.
> I've read everything I could find on lilo but still am not clear as to
> what I should do...
> So if there is anyone out there who can help me I'd be very greatful.
>
> Here is what my present lilo.conf look like.
>
> boot = /dev/sda5
> timeout = 50
> prompt
> default = linux
> vga = normal
> read-only
Read only needs to be in every definition.
> map=/boot/map
> install=/boot/boot.b
> image = /boot/vmlinuz-2.0.36-0.7
> label = linux
> initrd = /boot/initrd-2.0.36-0.7.img
> root = /dev/sda5
> other = /dev/sda1
> label = dos
> table=/dev/sda
>
> Any thoughts or suggestions as to what I should do to make my system
> boot-up via the hard-drive rather than a diskette?
As to /dev/sda5 as boot i think scsi disks are the same as ide in the sence
that boot = must be the drive not a partition on the drive.
As an example here's my lilo.conf but its for a IDE drive.
boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
prompt
timeout=50
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.5-16
label=16
root=/dev/hda1
read-only
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.5-15
label=linux
root=/dev/hda1
read-only
other = /dev/hda4
label = dos
table = /dev/hda
The default image is always the first entry unless otherwise stated.
>
> Thanks for the help
>
> Chris
>
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Regards Richard.
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