sample "lilo.conf", anyone?

[Dave Hunt]

Hi,

Ok, I'll attach my "lilo.conf", and make a "/boot/message".  Withouth 
such a file, I get some kind of prompt out the doubletalk, since 
"serial" is enabled.  Maybe it's not the real "lilo prompt"?  


-Dave


On Sun, 6 
Jan 2002, Janina Sajka wrote:

> Hmmm ...
> 
> I can't remember if it's Ctrl-X or Alt-X -- But, if you haven't replaced 
> the default /boot/message file, you have to do this to get to a command 
> prompt.
> 
> I don't remember which it is because I always replace my /boot/message 
> with a file like the one attached. Part of the reason is the Ctrl-G chars 
> that beep the speaker to let me know I'm at the lilo boot> prompt.
> 
> PS: Can you attach your lilo.conf so we can see if there's anything else?
> 
> 5 Jan 2002, Dave Hunt wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I do have a '/etc/grub.conf'.  Also, I've installed a file based on 
> > Janina's '/lilo.conf'.  I ran lilo after creating it.  Now, I can  only 
> > boot my default.  I have 'prompt' and 'timeout'.  When I hear the "lilo" 
> > message, I hit 'shift', then 'win', for instance, and my default Linux 
> > partition boots, anyway.
> > 
> > I'm still missing something,
> > 
> > -Dave
> > 
> > 
> > 
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> 
> 
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boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
compact
timeout=0
message=/boot/message
lba32
default=win
serial=0,9600N8

image = /boot/vmlinuz
label=litetalk
alias = l
vga=0X317
read-only
root=/dev/hda2
append = "speakup_synth=ltlk hdc=ide-scsi hde=ide-scsi"

image = /boot/vmlinuz
label=bns
alias = b
vga=0X317
read-only
root=/dev/hda2
append = "speakup_synth=bns hdc=ide-scsi hde=ide-scsi"

other=/dev/hda1
optional
label=win
alias =w

table = /dev/hda