Re: password protecting lilo
Once upon ago I have used:
boot = /dev/hda3
root = /dev/hda3
install = /boot/boot.b
map = /boot/map
vga = normal
delay = 200
password = chainick
other = /dev/hda1
label = windows
alias = w
image = /vmlinux
label = linux
alias = l
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>From mailinglist:
"...I have the exact same setup (unless you have the new release of '98),
even
the same partition numbers. First, i'll assume that your Windoze partition
is bootable if you tell bios to boot from the second drive, or switch the
drives around. Don't actually do it for keeps, but it's a good way to
check that it can boot on its own ;)
Then, this lilo.conf should work. This is an exact copy of my current
conf with comments added.
boot=/dev/hda
vga=normal
map=/boot/map
# Next three or four lines are for my boot menu
prompt
timeout=100
message=/boot/startup-msg
default=Linux
# Normal Linux image
image=/vmlinuz
root=/dev/hda1
label=Linux
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alias=1
#
# Backup, if you use make-kpkg or the kernel debs, it automatically
# symlinks vmlinuz.old to the kernel you just replaced
image=/vmlinuz.old
root=/dev/hda1
label=oldLinux
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alias=3
#
# Here's the windoze boot, in case i ever need it
other=/dev/hdb1
table=/dev/hdb
# Next 4 lines tell bios to make windows think it's on the first HD
map-drive = 0x80
to = 0x81
map-drive = 0x81
to = 0x80
# chain.b is implied.
label=win
alias=2
Until i added the map-drive options, windows would refuse to boot; it
would freeze after Lilo said "Loading win..." and tried to hand control to
the MBR.
Wonder if micros~1 will somehow render this ineffective when they release
W2K?...."
"...Quoting Lorne Williams(lornew@direct.ca):
> Hi gang. I've read every scrap of documentation on lilo I can find
*twice*,
> and I'm still discombobulated. Here's my situation:
[snip lilo.conf file]
Here is a workng example
# LILO configuration file
# generated by 'liloconfig'
#
# Start LILO global section
boot = /dev/hda # Device containing boot
sector
compact # faster, but won't work on
all systems.
prompt # Force boot prompt
map = /boot/map # Default = /boot/map
Default = Slink2.2.9 # Default = /boot/boot.<number>
Timeout = 250 # Wait <val>/10 sec. after
prompt then boot default
# End LILO global section
# Image sections
# Linux bootable partition config begins
# Slackware 3.3
# Share 5.1 Gig IDE Drive with Win95 (ugh)
#
Image = /vmlinuz
root = /dev/hda3
label = slack33
VGA = 0xb
append = "lp=0x378,0 boot_verbose=1"
## Note: append line alows printer to be polled
## saving the IRQ for other, more inportant
# uses
Image = /boot/Slack2.2.3
root = /dev/hda3
label = S2.2.3
VGA = 0x317
append = "video=vesa:ypan,nopal lp=parport0 parport=0x378,none"
#
# Debian 2.0
Image = /boot/hamm-36
label = hamm-36
Root = /dev/hdb1
VGA = 0xb
append = "lp=0x378,0"
# Debian 2.1
#
Image = /boot/slink
label = Slink
Root = /dev/hdb2
VGA = 0xb
append = "lp=0x378,0"
Image = /boot/Slink-2.2.9
label = Slink2.2.9
Root = /dev/hdb2
VGA = 0x317
append = "hdd=cdrom lp=parport0 parport=0x378,none"
# Debian 2.1-1
#
Image = /boot/potato
label = Potato
Root = /dev/hdb10
VGA = 0xa
#
Image = /boot/memtest86
Label = Memtest
# Win95 Why waste the disk space??
#
Other = /dev/hda1
Label = win
Table = /dev/hda
# NOTE: ALL boot images copied to /boot on /dev/hda3 and all
# other distro's /boot.
# /etc/lilo.conf in all distro's is the same.
# This alows any distro to rebuild the MBR on hda.
# This is overkill but it works!
HTH, YMMV, HAND
--
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can't decide whether to write in COBOL or FORTRAN.
_______________________________________________________
Wayne T. Topa <wtopa@mindspring.com>......"
Ciao,
Kotya
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