Re: Boot linux from two linux partition

[Joost Kooij <joost@kooij.com>]

On 16 Jun 1997, Stephen P. Ryan wrote:

> --- cheng@fourier.csl.uiuc.edu wrote:

 < Problems getting lilo to boot different linuxen/partitions. >

Hi,

Take a look at my /etc/lilo.conf. It does all that you ask for.
I have the current and an older kernel on /dev/hda1, a rescue installation
on /dev/hdc9 and mousedriver95 on /dev/hda2.
I can boot all of those just fine with the /etc/lilo.conf below.

I also have a little menu text in /boot/message.lilo that is displayed at
boot time, I've included it as well. It's in dutch though. ;-)

Good luck,


Joost


----begin /etc/lilo.conf----
# /etc/lilo.conf
verbose=3
boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
compact
backup=/root/backup/boot/last-lilo-bootsect.sav
prompt
timeout=300
message=/boot/message.lilo
# Linux image op root = hda1
image=/vmlinuz
  label=Linux
  alias=l
  root=/dev/hda1
  vga=extended
  read-only
# Win95 op hda2
other=/dev/hda2
  label=Win
  alias=w
  table=/dev/hda
# Linux reserve image op root = hda1
image=/boot/vmlinuz.old
  label=Vorige
  alias=v
  root=/dev/hda1
  vga=extended
  read-only
  optional
# Linux image op root = hdc9
image=/vmlinuz
  label=Rescue
  alias=r
  root=/dev/hdc9
  vga=extended
  read-only
  optional
----end /etc/lilo.conf----

----begin /boot/message.lilo----

  Debian Linux Startmenu
  ----------------------


      l :  linux
 
      w :  windows95
 
      v :  vorige kernel
 
      r :  rescue linux

----end /boot/message.lilo----


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