Hello,

I've just installed Mandrake 9.2. I then modified lilo configuration to suit my system : Win XP, Mandrake 9.2 and LFS.

Then I've rebooted my system from KDE and now lilo always starts Win XP without giving me the choice ?

It's the first time it do that with me, how can I solve it

Thanks for your help.

You'll need to use a bootdisk to boot into your Mandrake install and then add 'prompt' and 'timeout = 50' to /etc/lilo.conf. Then run 'lilo -v' and reboot. You should then have 5 seconds to select your OS. Hope this works!

I believe a quick read of this article could help

http://www.freeos.com/articles/2701/

Thank you for your quick replies, I will try that now.

You forgot to post your lilo.conf file....

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This was my lilo.conf file before I added prompt and delay=60 to it :

boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
vga=791
default="windows"
keytable=/boot/fr-latin1.klt
nowarn
message=/boot/message
menu-scheme=wb:bw:wb:bw

image=/boot/vmlinuz
label="linux"
root=/dev/hdb5
initrd=/boot/initrd.img
append="devfs=mount hdd=ide-scsi acpi=ht resume=/dev/hdb1 splash=silent"
vga=788
read-only

image=/boot/vmlinuz
label="linux-nonfb"
root=/dev/hdb5
initrd=/boot/initrd.img
append="devfs=mount hdd=ide-scsi acpi=ht resume=/dev/hdb1"
read-only

image=/boot/vmlinuz
label="failsafe"
root=/dev/hdb5
initrd=/boot/initrd.img
append="failsafe devfs=nomount hdd=ide-scsi acpi=ht resume=/dev/hdb1"
read-only

other=/dev/hda1
label="windows"
table=/dev/hda

image=/boot/lfskernel
label="LFS"
root=/dev/hdb8
read-only


It works when adding prompt and delay=60 to the file ...

It is simple to use the Mandrake Control Centre.
That is what it's there for.
Click on Boot.
Click on Drakboot.
Click on the Configure box.
Click on the OK box.
Click on the Modify box for windows.
Rename it XP and uncheck the default box.
Then modify linux.
Rename it Mandrake and check the default box.
Then click on OK.
Then OK Drakboot and close MCC.

Already tried that without success but editing lilo.conf with my good nedit works better ...

A general lilo looks something like this ::

boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
prompt
timeout=50
message=/boot/message

A lot of times the entry after this remains as

linear -> this is what causes problems and makes windows boot straightaway and not even get a chance .. changing this to

lba32 ->helps and doesnt create a prob anymore ...

default=linux

image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.0-0.43.6
label=linux
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.0-0.43.6.img
read-only
root=/dev/hda5

other=/dev/hda1
label=dos



So the corrected one could be ::

boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
prompt
timeout=50
message=/boot/message
lba32
default=linux

image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.0-0.43.6
label=linux
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.0-0.43.6.img
read-only
root=/dev/hda5

other=/dev/hda1
label=dos




Shd help ::
lemme know if this works ;;
Thanks
Shaheen
http://sohel.fateback.com