Re: LILO Problem - Interactive Boot Selection

[Eric Sisler <esisler westminster lib co us>]

Jake Colman <colman ppllc com> wrote:

>I just created a new kernel and I want to interactively select whether to
>boot the new kernel or the old kernel.  As I understand it, I should
either be able
>to automatically get a prompt where I can type a kernel name or, if I
press a 
>key, manually force the prompt.  Neither seems to work for me.
>
>Here is my /etc/lilo.conf:
>
>$ cat /etc/lilo.conf 
>boot=/dev/hda
>map=/boot/map
>install=/boot/boot.b
>delay=40
>prompt
>timeout=50
>image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.5-15
>        label=linux
>        root=/dev/hda6
>        read-only
>image=/boot/zImage-2.2.12-1
>        label=2.2.12-1
>        root=/dev/hda6
>        read-only

The conf file looks good, did you remember to run 'lilo -v' to update the
MBR?  You should be able to press tab or another key and get a list of
available boot images.

-Eric



Eric Sisler
Library Computer Technician
Westminster Public Library
Westminster, CO, USA
esisler westminster lib co us

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