Re: [PLUG] lilo question

[basic <basic@op.net>]

dear Jeff:
  sorry, i was wrong.  i did some more reading today , and i saw that you
  can also go boot= /dev/hda.
  sandy basickes

On Sun, Dec 17, 2000 at 11:58:41AM -0500, Jeff Abrahamson wrote:
> I've got two lilo problems. I've been reading lilo docs for hours now
> and it's still not clear to me.
> 
> 
> 1. Whatever else is going on, lilo just doesn't seem to want to let me
> boot from my hard drive. This has been the case since I installed my
> latest copy of linux (RH 6.2). I used to be able to boot off of my
> hard drive in days past (but then it was /dev/sda).
> 
> I've attached a copy of lilo.conf. But, basically, you should know
> that I've got two hard drives, /dev/sda and /dev/hda. I want to boot
> off of /dev/hda5. I use the much smaller scsi drive for swap and some
> extra storage. It's historical.
> 
> I run lilo (as /sbin/lilo -v -v -v), but it's either not writing to my
> MBR or it's not doing it the way I want. I want to turn the machine on
> and have linux come up. Now it turns on and says it can't figure out
> what to do, why don't I insert a floppy and hit return.
> 
> 
> 2. I compiled a new kernel (2.2.18) because I wanted USB support for
> my flashcard reader so I can use my new digital camera. I get bzImage,
> but no file to put in /boot/initrd-2.2.18.smp.img. Of course, since
> lilo isn't writing to my MBR, I can't boot a new kernel anyway,
> because my floppy boot disk doesn't know about other kernels.
> 
> 
> Ugh. Any help much appreciated.
> 
> -- 
>  Jeff
> 
>  Jeff Abrahamson  <http://www.purple.com/jeff/>
> 
> 
> 
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