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Re: Preparing a LILO-based boot diskette



Hello Shlomi,
1. How did you invoke lilo (the program) to create the boot diskette?
2. In my PC, disabling an hard disk from the BIOS does not prevent Linux
   from working with it, once it has already booted.  YMMV (with other
   computer brands), however.
                                                      --- Omer

On Sat, 29 Dec 2001, Shlomi Fish wrote:

> 
> Hi and Shabat Shalom.
> 
> I installed kernel 2.4.16.11mdk (from Mandrake Cooker) on my Linux
> installation. It did not replace the old kernel but rather I have both
> version installed. I'd like to boot it instead.
> 
> My father would kill me if I'll replace the Win98's MBR boot loader with
> LILO, so I'm using loadlin. Unfortunately, loadlin reboots the computer
> instead of booting the Linux with the kernel and initrd file that Mandrake
> have placed on the hard-disk.
> 
> I decided to try and install LILO on a floppy which will boot the kernel
> from there. I used the following lilo.conf file:
> 
> boot=/dev/fd0
> map=/boot/map
> install=/boot/boot.b
> vga=normal
> default=linux-2.4.16-11
> #keytable=/boot/us.klt
> #lba32
> prompt
> timeout=50
> #message=/boot/message
> image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.16-11mdk
>     label=linux-2.4.16-11
>     root=/dev/hdc5
>     initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.16-11mdk.img
>     append=" devfs=mount"
>     read-only
> 
> However, when I place the floppy in the floppy drive and reboot the
> machine an "L" is displayed" and then the number "01" consecutively. I
> checked the LILO documentation, but I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.
> 
> My Linux hard disk has been disabled from the BIOS, so this may be a
> problem.


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