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I get through every part of the slackware 10.2 install EXCEPT for the installation of LILO. I have tried choosing various kernels from the CD (base/baseACPI/default) and nothing works. I have tried to install LILO on the MBR and the superblock separately. Neither option works. I just get an error saying that LILO could not be installed. This obviously leaves me with a non-bootable system. I don't know how to get to the lilo.conf file from the installation. I am a newbie. I apologize. Somebody please help. I will give whatever information is necessary.
not necessarily non-bootable. you could (and should) try booting from the install CD, with the bare.i kernel at the command prompt: boot: bare.i root=/dev/hdx where hdx is the filesystem you have your root partition. when you're booted, you can make a simple /etc/lilo.conf and try installing lilo again, or running it from the pkgtool script, etc.
Glad you're booting with LiLO. If you become a Slacker, you might want to change the Distribution in your UserCP; so folks will know what OS you're running.
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