July 7, 2002 12:43 pm, Damian G wrote:
> hey hey hey . i thought this was a RTFM-free list. now,
> the reason i started this thrad was:
> is there anything i need to add to my lilo settings
> in order to specify a different System.map when
> i choose to boot a different kernel?
>
> would somebody having more than one kernel working
> at the time please show me a
> " ls -l /boot "
> and a
> "cat /etc/lilo.conf "
>
> so i know what needs to be added? i've RTFM a bit
> but it mentions nuthin' about this and i'm afraid
> i'm gonna ruin my installation if i proceed with
> the incomplete info i have...
>
>
> thanks very much in advance.
>
> Damian
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outout of "ls -l /boot" :
/boot
total 3580
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 512 May 27 09:53 boot.0300
lrwxrwxr-x 1 root root 11 Jul 4 18:30 boot.b -> lilo/boot.b
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 728 Feb 22 16:02 chain.b
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root root 20 Jul 4 18:22 config ->
config-2.4.18-8.1mdk
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 40750 Mar 14 19:25 config-2.4.18-6mdk
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 41021 Jun 24 14:04 config-2.4.18-8.1mdk
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 May 27 09:53 grub/
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 401425 May 27 09:52 initrd-2.4.18-6mdk.img
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 347679 Jul 4 18:20
initrd-2.4.18-8.1mdk.imglrwxr-xr-x 1 root root 24 Jul 4
18:20 initrd.img -> initrd-2.4.18-8.1mdk.img
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root root 28 Jul 4 18:35 kernel.h ->
/boot/kernel.h-2.4.18-8.1mdk
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 441 May 27 15:56 kernel.h-2.4.18-6mdk
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 441 Jul 4 18:23 kernel.h-2.4.18-8.1mdk
lrwxrwxr-x 1 root root 9 Jul 4 18:30 lilo -> lilo-menu/
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 19 May 27 09:23 lilo-bmp/
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 33 May 27 09:23 lilo-graphic/
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 33 May 27 09:53 lilo-menu/
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 33 May 27 09:53 lilo-text/
-rw------- 1 root root 62464 Jul 4 18:30 map
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 512 Feb 22 16:02 mbr.b
lrwxrwxr-x 1 root root 12 Jul 4 18:30 message ->
lilo/message
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 656 Feb 22 16:02 os2_d.b
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root root 24 Jul 4 18:22 System.map ->
System.map-2.4.18-8.1mdk
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 470935 Mar 14 19:25 System.map-2.4.18-6mdk
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 472594 Jun 24 14:04
System.map-2.4.18-8.1mdk-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 256 May 27
09:53 us.klt
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root root 21 Jul 4 18:20 vmlinuz ->
vmlinuz-2.4.18-8.1mdk
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 887614 Mar 14 19:25 vmlinuz-2.4.18-6mdk
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 890727 Jun 24 14:04 vmlinuz-2.4.18-8.1mdk
Outout of "cat /etc/lilo.conf" (the system boots the 'new' kernel by default)
boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
vga=normal
default=linux
keytable=/boot/us.klt
lba32
prompt
nowarn
timeout=50
message=/boot/message
menu-scheme=wb:bw:wb:bw
image=/boot/vmlinuz
label=old_linux
root=/dev/hda5
initrd=/boot/initrd.img
append="devfs=mount hdd=ide-scsi"
vga=normal
read-write
image=/boot/vmlinuz
label=linux-nonfb
root=/dev/hda5
initrd=/boot/initrd.img
append="devfs=mount hdd=ide-scsi"
read-only
image=/boot/vmlinuz
label=failsafe
root=/dev/hda5
initrd=/boot/initrd.img
append="failsafe devfs=nomount hdd=ide-scsi"
read-only
other=/dev/fd0
label=floppy
unsafe
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.18-8.1mdk
label=linux
root=/dev/hda5
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.18-8.1mdk.img
append="devfs=mount hdd=ide-scsi"
vga=normal
read-write
You rang? LOL
It probably ain't right but it works and I'm able to boot either kernel.
Another drive has the 'secure' versions of the same kernels. No worries again
but that's a 'bootdisk boot' so it doesn't matter here.
--
Charlie
Edmonton,AB,Canada
Registered user 244963 at http://counter.li.org
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A person who talks when you wish him to listen.
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