Lilo configure issues

madogfreeman · 02-14-2006, 08:41 PM

i am running a system that has manrdiva 2006, winxp, and Extreme gaming (Debian)
when i boot i get the options
"linux"
"linux-nofb"
"windows"
"failsafe"
to allow the booting to my debian distro
i changed lilo config to this

Code:

look down for the right lilo.conf

but for some reason when i boot i still get the

"linux"
"linux-nofb" or somthing like that
"windows"
"failsafe"

options

what am i doing wrong

baldwonder · 02-14-2006, 08:53 PM

After you changed the lilo.conf file, did you run /sbin/lilo as root to activate the changes?

madogfreeman · 02-14-2006, 09:39 PM

ok i messed up here is the correct lilo.conf file

Code:

# File generated by DrakX/drakboot
# WARNING: do not forget to run lilo after modifying this file

default="linux"
boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
keytable=/boot/us.klt
menu-scheme=wb:bw:wb:bw
prompt
nowarn
timeout=100
image=/boot/vmlinuz
message=/boot/message
	label="linux"
	root=/dev/hdb6
	initrd=/boot/initrd.img
	append="resume=/dev/hdb1 splash=silent"
	vga=788
other=/dev/hdb3
	label="x-gaming"
	table=/dev/hdb3
other=/dev/hda1
	label="windows"
	table=/dev/hda

running lilo in knosole as root gives back this

{root@129 sbin}# lilo
Added linux
Warning: First sector of /dev/hdb3 doesn't have a valid boot signature
Fatal: Partition entry not found

i switched windows and x-gaming to see if the windows was failing but both the Warning and the Fatal come from x-gaming

thnx BTW

madogfreeman · 02-14-2006, 09:53 PM

mood: powerful
why: i fixed it my self
how:
(in mandriva)
well first i mounted the debian to /debian
then changed lilo.conf

Code:

# File generated by DrakX/drakboot
# WARNING: do not forget to run lilo after modifying this file

default="linux"
boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
keytable=/boot/us.klt
menu-scheme=wb:bw:wb:bw
prompt
nowarn
timeout=100
message=/boot/message
image=/boot/vmlinuz
	label="linux"
	root=/dev/hdb6
	initrd=/boot/initrd.img
	append="resume=/dev/hdb1 splash=silent"
	vga=788
image=/debian/boot/vmlinuz
	label="x-gaming"
	root=/dev/hdb3
	initrd=/debian/boot/initrd.img
	append="resume=/dev/hdb1 splash=silent"
	vga=788
other=/dev/hda1
	label="windows"
	table=/dev/hda

lines 19-24 are what i changed and did so on a simple hunch

i have not tested it yet but if it works i will right back

madogfreeman · 02-14-2006, 10:39 PM

yep i worked like a charm

if anyone wants a better how-to
just ask