Thanatos
  
 
 
  
 
 
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Posted: Dec. 24 2004,22:02 | 
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I am putting this up on the Ubuntu, DamnSmall & Linux Questions forums.  I redid my harddrive & used Ubuntu to set up the linux partitions. I have Ubuntu on hda5, installed with Lilo. I tried editing lilo.conf, but didn't have much luck. It would only let me boot to Ubuntu or Win98SE. I installed DamnSmall on hda6 & reinstalled Lilo. Edited it for 98 first & default, dsl second & other empty win drives. My problem is?? How do I put an entry in Lilo so I have the choice of Ubuntu. I tried different forms of /dev/hda5 & image=vmlinuz (with all the numbers) . Nothing works. How do I run two linux systems on the same computer?? Thanks for the help & the time.
  Here's a copy of my lilo.conf off my DSL:
  vga=791 # /etc/lilo.conf - See: `lilo(8)' and `lilo.conf(5)', # ---------------       `install-mbr(8)', `/usr/share/doc/lilo/', #                       and `/usr/share/doc/mbr/'.
  # +---------------------------------------------------------------+ # |                        !! Reminder !!                         | # |                                                               | # | Don't forget to run `lilo' after you make changes to this     | # | conffile, `/boot/bootmess.txt', or install a new kernel.  The | # | computer will most likely fail to boot if a kernel-image      | # | post-install script or you don't remember to run `lilo'.      | # |                                                               | # +---------------------------------------------------------------+
  # Support LBA for large hard disks. # lba32
  # Overrides the default mapping between harddisk names and the BIOS' # harddisk order. Use with caution. #disk=/dev/hde #    bios=0x81
  #disk=/dev/sda #    bios=0x80
  # Specifies the boot device.  This is where Lilo installs its boot # block.  It can be either a partition, or the raw device, in which # case it installs in the MBR, and will overwrite the current MBR. # boot=/dev/hda
  # Specifies the device that should be mounted as root. (`/') # root=/dev/hda6
  # Enable map compaction: # Tries to merge read requests for adjacent sectors into a single # read request. This drastically reduces load time and keeps the # map smaller.  Using `compact' is especially recommended when # booting from a floppy disk.  It is disabled here by default # because it doesn't always work. # # compact
  # Installs the specified file as the new boot sector # You have the choice between: bmp, compat, menu and text # Look in /boot/ and in lilo.conf(5) manpage for details # install=/boot/boot-menu.b
  # Specifies the location of the map file # map=/boot/map
  # You can set a password here, and uncomment the `restricted' lines # in the image definitions below to make it so that a password must # be typed to boot anything but a default configuration.  If a # command line is given, other than one specified by an `append' # statement in `lilo.conf', the password will be required, but a # standard default boot will not require one. # # This will, for instance, prevent anyone with access to the # console from booting with something like `Linux init=/bin/sh', # and thus becoming `root' without proper authorization. # # Note that if you really need this type of security, you will # likely also want to use `install-mbr' to reconfigure the MBR # program, as well as set up your BIOS to disallow booting from # removable disk or CD-ROM, then put a password on getting into the # BIOS configuration as well.  Please RTFM `install-mbr(8)'. # # password=tatercounter2000
  # Specifies the number of deciseconds (0.1 seconds) LILO should # wait before booting the first image. # delay=20
  # You can put a customized boot message up if you like.  If you use # `prompt', and this computer may need to reboot unattended, you # must specify a `timeout', or it will sit there forever waiting # for a keypress.  `single-key' goes with the `alias' lines in the # `image' configurations below.  eg: You can press `1' to boot # `Linux', `2' to boot `LinuxOLD', if you uncomment the `alias'. # # message=/boot/bootmess.txt prompt timeout=150 # prompt # single-key # delay=100 # timeout=100
  # Kernel command line options that apply to all installed images go # here.  See: The `boot-prompt-HOWO' and `kernel-parameters.txt' in # the Linux kernel `Documentation' directory. # # append="" append="hda=scsi hdb=scsi hdc=scsi hdd=scsi hde=scsi hdf=scsi hdg=scsi hdh=scsi apm=power-off nomce"
  # Boot up 98 by default. # default=98
  other=/dev/hda1   label="98"
  image=/boot/vmlinuz  label=dsl # read-only # restricted # alias=1
  image=/vmlinuz.old  label=LinuxOLD  read-only  optional # restricted # alias=3
  # If you have another OS on this machine to boot, you can uncomment the # following lines, changing the device name on the `other' line to # where your other OS' partition is. # # other=/dev/hda4 # label=HURD # restricted # alias=4 other=/dev/hda10   label="Windows(hda10)"
  other=/dev/hda11   label="Windows(hda11)"
  other=/dev/hda12   label="Windows(hda12)"
  other=/dev/hdb1   label="Windows(hdb1)" 
  -------------- Later..... 
            Thanatos      (Greek God of Death)
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