One of the best explainations I have seen is at: http://www.troubleshooters.com/linux/lilo.htm
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. > > My current lilo.conf file follows the signature. > > 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 -- David Raeker-Jordan mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Harrisburg, PA, USA
