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I have 2 linux kernels, a current and an old, plus a Windows boot. I have options for all 3 under LILO. However, the linuces won't boot. Even when I copied the bootdisk kernel to hd and made that a fourth option, it wouldn't boot. The only way I can boot is from floppy or into WinXP (or into Knoppix).

EDIT: let me clarify.....
LILO menu comes up fine, with all 4 options. The 3 linuces give error 0x07 and return instantly to LILO menu. WinXP boots fine. It boots fine from a bootdisk, which is strange because one of the linuces is the exact same kernel as on the bootdisk!

LILO was working fine previously, all this trouble started when I rebuilt kernel and /vmlinuz became /vmlinuz.old.
/EDIT

I can only guess that something is wrong with my lilo.conf, so here it is:

Code:

# /etc/lilo.conf - See: `lilo(8)' and `lilo.conf(5)',

# ---------------      `install-mbr(8)', `/usr/share/doc/lilo/',

#                      and `/usr/share/doc/mbr/'.



# +---------------------------------------------------------------+

# |                        !! Reminder !!                        |

# |                                                              |

# | Don't forget to run `lilo' after you make changes to this    |

# | conffile, `/boot/bootmess.txt', or install a new kernel.  The |

# | computer will most likely fail to boot if a kernel-image      |

# | post-install script or you don't remember to run `lilo'.      |

# |                                                              |

# +---------------------------------------------------------------+



# Support LBA for large hard disks.

#

lba32



# Overrides the default mapping between harddisk names and the BIOS'

# harddisk order. Use with caution.

#disk=/dev/hde

#    bios=0x81



#disk=/dev/sda

#    bios=0x80



# Specifies the boot device.  This is where Lilo installs its boot

# block.  It can be either a partition, or the raw device, in which

# case it installs in the MBR, and will overwrite the current MBR.

#

boot=/dev/hda



# Specifies the device that should be mounted as root. (`/')

#

root=/dev/hdb1



# Enable map compaction:

# Tries to merge read requests for adjacent sectors into a single

# read request. This drastically reduces load time and keeps the

# map smaller.  Using `compact' is especially recommended when

# booting from a floppy disk.  It is disabled here by default

# because it doesn't always work.

#

# compact



# Installs the specified file as the new boot sector

# You have the choice between: bmp, compat, menu and text

# Look in /boot/ and in lilo.conf(5) manpage for details

#

install=/boot/boot-menu.b



# Specifies the location of the map file

#

map=/boot/map



# You can set a password here, and uncomment the `restricted' lines

# in the image definitions below to make it so that a password must

# be typed to boot anything but a default configuration.  If a

# command line is given, other than one specified by an `append'

# statement in `lilo.conf', the password will be required, but a

# standard default boot will not require one.

#

# This will, for instance, prevent anyone with access to the

# console from booting with something like `Linux init=/bin/sh',

# and thus becoming `root' without proper authorization.

#

# Note that if you really need this type of security, you will

# likely also want to use `install-mbr' to reconfigure the MBR

# program, as well as set up your BIOS to disallow booting from

# removable disk or CD-ROM, then put a password on getting into the

# BIOS configuration as well.  Please RTFM `install-mbr(8)'.

#

# password=tatercounter2000



# Specifies the number of deciseconds (0.1 seconds) LILO should

# wait before booting the first image.

#

# delay=200



# You can put a customized boot message up if you like.  If you use

# `prompt', and this computer may need to reboot unattended, you

# must specify a `timeout', or it will sit there forever waiting

# for a keypress.  `single-key' goes with the `alias' lines in the

# `image' configurations below.  eg: You can press `1' to boot

# `Linux', `2' to boot `LinuxOLD', if you uncomment the `alias'.

#

message=/boot/bootmess.txt

        prompt

#        single-key

#        delay=100

        timeout=100



# Specifies the VGA text mode at boot time. (normal, extended, ask, <mode>)

#

# vga=ask

# vga=9

#

# vga=normal

vga=773



# Kernel command line options that apply to all installed images go

# here.  See: The `boot-prompt-HOWO' and `kernel-parameters.txt' in

# the Linux kernel `Documentation' directory.

#

# append=""



# Boot up Linux by default.

#

default=Linux--NewKern



image=/vmlinuz

        label=Linux--NewKern

        read-only

#        restricted

#        alias=1



image=/vmlinuz.old

        label=Linux--PrevKern

        read-only

        optional

#        restricted

#        alias=2



image=/linux.bin

        label=Linux--Bootdisk

        read-only

        optional



# If you have another OS on this machine to boot, you can uncomment the

# following lines, changing the device name on the `other' line to

# where your other OS' partition is.

#

other=/dev/hda3

        label=Windows-XP

#        restricted

#        alias=3