jo ua to get sid running ...
for simplicity, just add these lines to lilo.conf on hda ( redhat's lilo )
#
# boot sid instead
# copy hdc:/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.xx to hda:/boot
#
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.xxx
label=DebianSid
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.2.14-5.0.img
read-only
root=/dev/hdc1
have fun
alvin
On Thu, 21 Feb 2002, Rudy Gevaert wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I just installed a new hd (hdc), and put Sid on it. Because I have some bad
> experiences with lilo (always my mistake), I boot now from floppy to get
> to my Sid.
>
> This is what I have on hdc:
> /dev/hdc6 /
> /dev/hdc1 /boot
> /dev/hdc7 swap
> /dev/hdc2 /usr
> /dev/hdc3 /home
> /dev/hdc5 /var
>
> On hda I have a working redhat and winblows. I currently still use
> Redhat because I haven't fine tuned my Sid yet (still more problems left to
> fix).
>
> This is hda:
> /dev/hda6 /
> /dev/hda2 /boot
> /dev/hda1 /win
> /dev/hda5 swap
>
> Lilo is on the redhat system, on hda6!
>
> This is my lilo.conf:
> boot=/dev/hda
> map=/boot/map
> install=/boot/boot.b
> prompt
> timeout=50
> linear
you'd want to change liner to lba32 if it wasnt working
right all the time
> default=nieuwekernel
insert debian sid stanza here if you want debian to be deafult
> image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.14-5.0
> label=linux
> initrd=/boot/initrd-2.2.14-5.0.img
> read-only
> root=/dev/hda6
>
> image=/boot/nieuwek
> label=nieuwekernel
> read-only
>
> image=/boot/2.4.17
> label=nnk
> read-only
>
> other=/dev/hda1
> label=dos
>
> What should I add to my lilo.conf to get Sid booting?
>
