The problem is that you are using the same kernel to boot all 4
installations. Each one of your 4 boot menu choices specifies
'image=/boot/vmlinuz'
You have to specify the path to each kernel that you want to run
for each installation in /etc/lilo.conf. There's a few ways to do
that. For example, you could copy the other 3 kernels to your /boot
directory on /dev/hda1, renaming them appropriately - so that you
have something like this:
# Mandrake stable
image=/boot/vmlinuz
label=ML7.2_stable
root=/dev/hda1
read-only
# Debian
image=/boot/vmlinuz-from-hda5
label=Debian_stable
root=/dev/hda5
read-only
# Mandrake 8.0 beta
image=/boot/vmlinuz-from-hda6
label=ML8.0_test
root=/dev/hda6
read-only
# Debian sandbox
image=/boot/vmlinuz-from-hda7
label=Debian_test
root=/dev/hda7
read-only
Instead of copying the kernels, it's probably better to just mount each
of the other 3 partitions from MH 7.2, and then specify the path to each
of the other kernels in /etc/lilo.conf.
Another approach would be to install a separate Lilo in each of the
other 3 partition's boot sectors, and then use the Lilo in the MBR
(installed from MH 7.2) to chain to the others. Your /etc/lilo.conf
for MH 7.2 would look like this:
# Mandrake stable
image=/boot/vmlinuz
label=ML7.2_stable
root=/dev/hda1
read-only
# Debian
other=/dev/hda5
label=Debian_stable
# Mandrake 8.0 beta
other=/dev/hda6
label=ML8.0_test
# Debian sandbox
other=/dev/hda7
label=Debian_test
For each of the other 3 installs, you would need to install a separate
Lilo from that partition in the boot sector of that partition
(specify 'boot=/dev/hda5' for Debian-stable etc.). Your boot sequence
for the 4 installations would look like this:
Mandrake stable: Lilo MBR -> kernel /dev/hda1
Debian_stable: Lilo MBR -> Lilo /dev/hda5 -> kernel /dev/hda5
Mandrake 8.0: Lilo MBR -> Lilo /dev/hda6 -> kernel /dev/hda6
Debian sandbox: Lilo MBR -> Lilo /dev/hda7 -> kernel /dev/hda7
Tom
Rick Commo wrote:
>
> Partitions:
> hda1 => Mandrake Linux 7.2 (installed first)
> hda5 => Debian potato (stable - don't play with it)
> hda6 => Mandrake 8.0 beta1
> hda7 => Debian potato (sandbox - play here and then move to stable)
>
> Problem:
> During boot, on any Linux version except ML 7.2, there are dependency errors
> listed where the error message contains a reference to the kernel in ML 7.2.
> In order to get a clean boot I have to sue a floppy that was created when
> the OS in a partition was installed.
>
> I've read three O'Reilly books, the LILO HOW-TOs and a lot of posts and
> replies regarding LILO. In fact one of the O'Reilly books, Linux In A
> Nutshell, seems flat out wrong in their example. When I try to adapt my
> lilo.conf to look like theirs it produces LILO syntax errors.
>
> Does grub get around these problems? Can (and how do) you install it from
> binaries?
> What am I missing? Can anyone give me some pointers?
>
> My current lilo.conf file follows the signature.
>
> Thanks,
> -rick
>
> boot=/dev/hda
> map=/boot/map
> install=/boot/boot.b
> vga=normal
> default=ML7.2_stable
> keytable=/boot/us.klt
> lba32
> prompt
> timeout=50
> message=/boot/message
> menu-scheme=wb:bw:wb:bw
> # Mandrake stable
> image=/boot/vmlinuz
> label=ML7.2_stable
> root=/dev/hda1
> read-only
> # Debian
> image=/boot/vmlinuz
> label=Debian_stable
> root=/dev/hda5
> read-only
> # Mandrake 8.0 beta
> image=/boot/vmlinuz
> label=ML8.0_test
> root=/dev/hda6
> read-only
> # Debian sandbox
> image=/boot/vmlinuz
> label=Debian_test
> root=/dev/hda7
> read-only
> #
> image=/boot/vmlinuz
> label=failsafe
> root=/dev/hda1
> append=" failsafe"
> read-only
> #
> other=/dev/fd0
> label=floppy
> unsafe
