On Saturday 07 June 2003 21:32, Kevin McKinley wrote: > On Sat, 7 Jun 2003 13:45:35 -0600 > > Dan Hunt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have compiled a new custom 2.4.18 kernel using the great instructions > > from http://newbiedoc.sourcefourge.net/system/kernel-pkg.html > > I am having problems with lilo, mbr, booting without using a floppy. > > I have no other OS installed. I understand lilo is a good thing, so I > > can change from kernel new to kernel old. > > IMO a good thing but not great. The postinstall script for kernel-image > .debs limits you to two kernels, which will be called /vmlinuz and > /vmlinuz.old.
This is not entirely true. If you take the option not to use symlinks you can have as many as you want. Personally not only do I take this option but I remove the original symlinks as well. This way it is under my control. David > > If you use grub and run update-grub after each kernel installation/removal, > you can have as many kernels as you wish. > > > The new kernel does work as I made a boot floppy from it and use it to > > boot. > > Right now I get: > > MBR FA:_ > > then if I press "a" then the prompt changes to > > MBR 1234F:_ > > > > So something is wrong. My /boot/ has a wastland of files from various > > kernels I tried to get working. Four, count them 4, kernels. > > You can fix that by purging the kernel-image packages for the kernels you > don't intend to use. > > > My /boot is on /dev/hda5 ext3 > > hda1 (ext2 with 100 MB free) hda2 <hda 5 6 7 8 9> hda3(swp) hda4(tmp) > > > > My lilo.conf looks something like this without any typo's: > > lba32 > > boot=/dev/hda5 <************** Here is your problem > > root=/dev/hda5 > > compact > > install=/boot/boot.b > > delay=20 > > map=/boot/map > > vga=normal > > image=/vmlinuz > > label=Linux > > read-only > > Change that line to "boot=/dev/hda" and run /sbin/lilo. With this line > you're not telling lilo where /boot is found, you're telling it where to > install the boot loader. > > I suspect you answered the question about installing a boot loader in the > partition boot sector "yes". Not the best move. > > To use lilo to boot the machine, the boot loader must be installed in the > MBR, which is the first sector of /dev/hda (or /dev/sda if you boot from a > SCSI hard drive). > > Kevin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
