sample "lilo.conf", anyone?

[Georgina]

Hi

I'm no expert but I didn't see a delay or prompt commands.  So it might be that your not being presented with a prompt although, something is booting the machine.

Gena



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>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"?  
>
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>-Dave
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>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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