Re: Configuring LILO in Debian

[Andrei Ivanov]

 Is it possible to go in and configure LILO to add dos as a
 boot: option?  If so, can someone tell me how to do this?

Here is a lilo file I use:

boot = /dev/hda
root = /dev/hdb2
install = /boot/boot.b
map = /boot/map
vga = normal
delay = 50
ramdisk = 0

read-only
default = linux

image = /vmlinuz
label = Debian
alias = linux

image = /boot/vmlinbackup
label = backup

other = /dev/hda1
label = MS
table = /dev/hda

The last 2 blocks are responsible for loading different OSs( backup kernel
and windows). You can just change this around a little and dos loading
would work for you.
Andrew

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Re: Configuring LILO in Debian

[Jean-Yves BARBIER]

On Fri, Oct 22, 1999 at 09:35:06AM -0500, Bryan K. Walton wrote:
 Hi everybody,
 Debian installation, I wasn't given the option to dual boot.  When my
 machine starts up, I get a boot: prompt, but it quickly defaults to
 linux.  If I type in dos, it tells me that I don't have that option and

Hi alone :)

First, you can get boot: by hit the ALT key,
second, if it says you don't have a dos option, you didn't create it:

i.e.: I have a Debian and an ugly M$ partition:
in my /etc/lilo.conf, I have those lines (at the end):

.
delay=30## 3 seconds to choose

image=/vmlinuz  ## point toward the symlink to kernel
root=/dec/hdc1  ## Debian
label=1
read-only

other=/dev/hda  ## bad bad M$ :)
label=2

So, when I wanna boot in M$, I hit ALT within the 3 seconds
the word BOOT: is on the screen, then it shows me:
BOOT:  1  2
and I hit 2.

Of course, after making any change to /etc/lilo.conf, you must
run lilo... :)

JY
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