I can't seem to get out of this. I have lots of boot disks, but very
little confidence since lilo won't run. I've tried many combinations,
read the literature, and I just don't see what's wrong. How is the
image not defined? What's wrong?
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# /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
# 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/hdb1
# Specifies the device that should be mounted as root. (`/')
#
root=/dev/hdb3
# 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
#
install=/boot/boot.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
single-key
delay=100
timeout=100
# Specifies the VGA text mode at boot time. (normal, extended, ask,
<mode>)
#
# vga=ask
# vga=9
#
vga=normal
# 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="mem=512M"
# Boot up Linux by default.
#
default=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.18pre21
#
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.18pre21
label=LinuxComp
read-only
# restricted
alias=1
append="hdd=ide-scsi"
#image=vmlinuz.old
# label=LinuxOLD
# read-only
# optional
# restricted
# alias=2
# append="hdd=ide-scsi"
# 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=3
#other=/dev/hda2
# label=DRDOS
# alias=3
################# contents of /boot:
total 1709
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 Sep 26 10:38 System.map ->
System.map-2.2.18pre21
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 214018 Sep 26 10:38
System.map-2.2.18pre21
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 214018 Sep 26 10:24
System.map-2.2.18pre21.old
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 26 Sep 26 10:38 System.map.old
-> System.map-2.2.18pre21.old
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 512 Sep 26 09:49 boot.0200
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 512 Jan 16 2001 boot.0341
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4568 Jan 16 2001 boot.b
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 211 Jan 20 2001 bootmess.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 612 Jan 16 2001 chain.b
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 13165 Jan 19 2001
config-2.2.18pre21
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 12288 Jan 16 2001 lost+found
-rw------- 1 root root 23552 Sep 24 13:11 map
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 512 Jan 16 2001 mbr.b
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 640 Jan 16 2001 os2_d.b
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 19 Sep 26 10:38 vmlinuz ->
vmlinuz-2.2.18pre21
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 622787 Sep 26 10:38
vmlinuz-2.2.18pre21
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 622786 Sep 26 10:24
vmlinuz-2.2.18pre21.old
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 23 Sep 26 10:38 vmlinuz.old ->
vmlinuz-2.2.18pre21.old
############### output of "lilo" command:
Warning: /dev/hdb1 is not on the first disk
Added LinuxComp (alias 1)
Fatal: No images have been defined.
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