* "Ross" == Ross Boylan <RossBoylan@stanfordalumni.org> wrote: Ross> # Generated by liloconfig Ross> root= Ross> # Enables map compaction: Ross> COMPACT Now you wrote: >>> After lightly editing /etc/lilo.conf (I set boot=/dev/hda6 and put >>> video to extended) I ran lilo. >>> It failed with the error message >>> Not a Number "compact" Looks like an obvious error doesn't it? Ciao, Martin