SuSE Linux: All versions
/boot
.
/
(root partition) or only for /boot
when specifying the mount points.
/boot
,
copy the kernels to boot (usually vmlinuz
in a new system)
into /boot
at the end of the installation.
/etc/lilo.conf
.
Adapt it to the names of your partitions and kernels.
The comments include useful information.
To use more than one kernel or further systems, add more sections for further boot partitions at the end of the file. By default, the system at the top is booted if nothing else is specified at the LILO boot prompt. If necessary, rearrange the different sections.
# LILO configuration file: LILO in the MBR # Start LILO global Section boot=/dev/hda # Where LILO will be installed: MBR # Adapt this: must be sda instead of hda with SCSI! # Not necessary, but recommended : # Make a backup of the old MBR : backup=/boot/MBR.hda.yymmdd # backup file for the old MBR # from date dd.mm.yy # Adapt this. # Remove the comment signs if you want to have a message # from LILO every time you boot the system. # This message must first be stored in # /boot/message: # message=/boot/message # LILO's greeting prompt # Remove the comment signs if you want to provide security for # the boot procedure. # password = my_password # Adapt this. timeout=100 # Wait for 10 s at the prompt before the default system # is booted. vga = normal # normal text mode (80x25 characters) # End LILO global section # configure Linux boot partitions image = /vmlinuz # Adapt this: the kernel root = /dev/hda3 # Adapt this: the Linux root partition label = Linux # configuring the Linux boot partition : end # configuring DOS/Win/WinNT boot partition other = /dev/hda1 # Adapt this: start partition label = DOS # whatever you like table = /dev/hda # Adapt this: must be sda with SCSI instead of hda # configuring DOS/Win/WinNT boot partition: end
# /sbin/lilo