I'm a noob and this is my 1st attempt at this.

I've tried it a couple of different ways, (rob1 & rob2). Everything seems to go ok, but lilo returns -

Fatal: open /boot/2.6.3-9rob2.img: No such file or directory

Everything seems to be there. Here's the dir listing...

------------------------------
total 11680
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 May 11 13:10 ./
drwxr-xr-x 21 root root 4096 May 11 11:08 ../
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 512 May 4 12:30 boot.0300
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1351134 May 10 23:33 bzImage-2.6.3-9rob2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 17 May 11 11:08 config -> config-2.6.3-7mdk
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 52228 Mar 2 01:53 config-2.4.25-2mdk
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 54087 Mar 17 09:58 config-2.6.3-7mdk
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 46656 May 10 21:07 config-2.6.3-9mdkcustom-rob1
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 40095 May 11 13:08 config-2.6.3-9rob2
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5032 Feb 19 12:03 diag1.img
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 16796 Feb 19 12:03 diag2.img
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 May 4 12:06 grub/
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 96287 May 4 12:30 initrd-2.4.25-2mdk.img
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 135623 May 5 12:21 initrd-2.6.3-7mdk.img
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 136975 May 10 21:07 initrd-2.6.3-9mdkcustom-rob1.img
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 137682 May 11 13:08 initrd-2.6.3-9rob2.img
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 May 11 13:08 initrd.img -> initrd-2.6.3-9rob2.img
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 25 May 11 11:09 kernel.h -> /boot/kernel.h-2.6.3-7mdk
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 537 May 4 17:05 kernel.h-2.6.3-7mdk
-rw------- 1 root root 566272 May 7 03:18 map
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 May 7 03:18 message -> message-graphic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 442273 May 11 13:08 message-graphic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 116 May 6 22:15 message-text
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 May 11 01:31 System.map -> System.map-2.6.3-7mdk
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 634863 Mar 2 01:53 System.map-2.4.25-2mdk
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 898908 Mar 17 09:58 System.map-2.6.3-7mdk
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 887072 May 10 21:07 System.map-2.6.3-9mdkcustom-rob1
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 709374 May 11 13:08 System.map-2.6.3-9rob2
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 256 May 4 12:30 us.klt
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 19 May 11 13:08 vmlinuz -> vmlinuz-2.6.3-9rob2
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1403985 Mar 2 01:53 vmlinuz-2.4.25-2mdk
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1440198 Mar 17 09:58 vmlinuz-2.6.3-7mdk
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1415262 May 10 21:07 vmlinuz-2.6.3-9mdkcustom-rob1
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1351130 May 11 13:08 vmlinuz-2.6.3-9rob2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 29 May 11 01:48 vmlinuz.old -> vmlinuz-2.6.3-9mdkcustom-rob1
------------------------------

Any ideas? TIA

bzImage-2.6.3-9rob2 is the name of your kernel, but you told /etc/lilo.conf it's name is 2.6.3-9rob2.img I think. You didn't post /etc/lilo.conf for us to inspect so this is a WAG.

# Mandrake links
Mandrake home page
Mandrake Users website
Easy urpmi config for Mandrake
urpmi mini-HOWTO
All You Ever Wanted to Know About Urpmi But Never Dared Asking Before
Maximum RPM
rpmfind
You didn't install the developmental packages? As root, command:
urpmi gcc
An Introduction to the Midnight Commander. You can install it by commanding:
urpmi mc
Midnight Commander home page

It's also there as vmlinuz-2.6.3-9rob2, I think. Long story.

Here's lilo.conf -- it's a mess now...
-----------------
# File generated by DrakX/drakboot
# WARNING: do not forget to run lilo after modifying this file

boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
default="linux"
keytable=/boot/us.klt
prompt
nowarn
timeout=100
message=/boot/message
menu-scheme=wb:bw:wb:bw
image=/boot/vmlinuz
label="linux"
root=/dev/hda5
initrd=/boot/initrd.img
append="nolapic devfs=mount resume=/dev/hda6 splash=silent"
vga=788
read-only
image=/boot/vmlinuz
label="linux-nonfb"
root=/dev/hda5
initrd=/boot/initrd.img
append="nolapic devfs=mount splash=silent resume=/dev/hda6"
read-only
image=/boot/bzImage-2.6.3-9rob2
label="2.6.3-9rob2"
root=/dev/hda5
initrd=/boot/2.6.3-9rob2.img
append="nolapic devfs=mount resume=/dev/hda6 splash=silent"
read-only
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.3-7mdk
label="263-7"
root=/dev/hda5
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.6.3-7mdk.img
append="nolapic devfs=mount resume=/dev/hda6 splash=silent"
read-only
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.25-2mdk
label="2425-2"
root=/dev/hda5
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.25-2mdk.img
append="nolapic devfs=mount resume=/dev/hda6 splash=silent"
read-only
other=/dev/hda1
label="windows"
table=/dev/hda
other=/dev/fd0
label="floppy"
unsafe
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.3-7mdk
label="old_linux-nonfb"
root=/dev/hda5
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.6.3-7mdk.img
append="nolapic devfs=mount resume=/dev/hda6"
read-only
image=/boot/vmlinuz
label="failsafe"
root=/dev/hda5
initrd=/boot/initrd.img
append="nolapic failsafe splash=silent resume=/dev/hda6 devfs=nomount"
read-only

image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.3-9mdkcustom-rob1
label=263-9custom-rob1
root=/dev/hda5
read-only
optional
vga=788
append=" nolapic devfs=mount resume=/dev/hda6 splash=silent"
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.6.3-9mdkcustom-rob1.img

image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.3-9rob2
label=263-9rob2
root=/dev/hda5
read-only
optional
vga=788
append=" nolapic devfs=mount resume=/dev/hda6 splash=silent"
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.6.3-9rob2.img
---------------------------

TIA!

Hi there

Does initrd=/boot/2.6.3-9rob2.img need to be initrd=/boot/initrd-2.6.3-9rob2.img ?

Thames

This would also make this entry identcal with your "vmlinuz" and "initrd.img" entry with your sym links - I think

Thames

Perhaps someone who uses Mandrake and LILO could help more than a grub user like me.

LILO fails: Error messages and their interpretation
LILO mini HOWTO
Multiboot with LILO HOWTO
LILO, Linux Crash Rescue HOW-TO
Installing a bootloader

Google hits of searching a Mandrake site.

# Mandrake links
Mandrake home page
Mandrake Users website
Easy urpmi config for Mandrake
urpmi mini-HOWTO
All You Ever Wanted to Know About Urpmi But Never Dared Asking Before
Maximum RPM
rpmfind
You didn't install the developmental packages? As root, command:
urpmi gcc
An Introduction to the Midnight Commander. You can install it by commanding:
urpmi mc
Midnight Commander home page

You nailed it, Thames! Thanks a ton!