GRUB to LILO on FC2

masand · 08-25-2004, 09:04 AM

HI THERE

post ur lilo.conf here

let me have a look at it
regards
gaurav

sevi · 08-25-2004, 09:59 AM

prompt
timeout=50
default=linux
boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
#I added this line:
message=/boot/xray-blue.boot
lba32

image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.5-1.358
label=linux
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.6.5-1.358.img
read-only
append="rhgb quiet root=LABEL=/"
#and these:
other=/dev/fd0
label=Floppy

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masand · 08-25-2004, 10:44 AM

hi
was the above configuration not working without
the "message= " line u added

regards
gaurav

sevi · 08-25-2004, 11:35 AM

On the older (21.4.4) version, it worked, but there was no boot screen.
When I added that line to lilo.conf, and ran "lilo -v" it said that the message file was too big.

Then I installed the newer version (21.7.5) and now it works fine, with boot screen.

masand · 08-25-2004, 12:22 PM

hi
good that u r working
but i have been using all versions of lilo from red hat 7.2
and never had such an issue with it...
regards
gaurav

sevi · 08-25-2004, 12:34 PM

You tried to install animated boot screens too?

masand · 08-25-2004, 12:39 PM

hi there

by animated boot screen i understand the screen which comes up with pengy and we can choose from keyboard which OS to boot...

if i am incorect pl. tell how is that different and how to proceed for that

regards