Simple questions about LILO

lionoceros · 05-23-2020, 09:09 PM

I just cannot seem to find this documented anywhere.

The lilo menu has a “U” in the left hand column by my Linux entry. As seen here: https://imgur.com/M8G2tjM
What does this mean?

When I run # lilo there is a plus sign instead of an asterisk by the Linux entry.

Code:

Added Windows *
Added Linux +

What does this mean?

Thank you. I have been searching the internet and man pages and can’t seem to find the answer. They are probably nothing, but I’m curious about what they mean.

khronosschoty · 05-23-2020, 09:18 PM

I'm not sure what they mean tbh. However, I have noticed that the entry with a '*' after it, indicates it will be booted by default; that is, if no user interaction takes place that entry will be what lilo boots.

Quote:

root@mars:/media/slackware# /sbin/lilo
Warning: LBA32 addressing assumed
Added Linux + *
Added Linux-5.4.36 +
One warning was issued.

Notice both of my entries have a '+' next to them. I'm not sure why your Windows entry lacks a '+'; or why Linux entries seem to have them.

hazel · 05-24-2020, 03:49 AM

I think the U indicates the use of an initrd.

chrisretusn · 05-24-2020, 10:45 AM

The "*" mean default boot, the "+" means initial ram disk will be loaded.