On Fri, 19 Apr 2013, Richard Owlett wrote: > My immediate symptom, having installed two configurations of > Debian I wish to chose between them with a menu.
Here is a condensed version of /etc/lilo.conf from this host: ----------------------------------------------------- # LILO configuration file # generated by 'liloconfig' # # Start LILO global section # Append any additional kernel parameters: append=" vt.default_utf8=0" boot = /dev/sda lba32 # Wait until the timeout to boot (if commented out, boot the # first entry immediately): prompt # Timeout before the first entry boots. # This is given in tenths of a second, so 600 for every minute: timeout = 1200 # Override dangerous defaults that rewrite the partition table: change-rules reset # VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x256 vga = 773 image = /boot/vmlinuz initrd = /boot/initrd.gz root = /dev/sda1 label = 2.6.33.4gensmp read-only image = /boot/vmlinuz-huge-smp-2.6.33.4-smp root = /dev/sda1 label = 2.6.33.4hugesmp read-only -------------------------------------------------------- Notice thee are two images at the end. The label of each is displayed on the lilo menu and I can select either one to boot. You can have more images there if you want them. Be sure to run /sbin/lilo (as root) after any changes to /etc/lilo.conf or you'll be in deep doo-doo. Generally, typing 'lilo' (without the quotes) is sufficient but it's such a critical step that I always supply the full path just to be sure. > Another question lurking is what should be considered when choosing to > place LILO in MBR or the partition in which the OS is being installed. MBR. Just point lilo (via /etc/lilo.conf) to each bootable partition. Rich -- Richard B. Shepard, Ph.D. | Integrity - Credibility - Innovation Applied Ecosystem Services, Inc. | <http://www.appl-ecosys.com> Voice: 503-667-4517 Fax: 503-667-8863 _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
