Re: kernel upgrade options
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On Thu, 28 Oct 1999, Bryan K. Walton wrote:
> On Wed, 27 Oct 1999, Salman Ahmed wrote:
>
> > >>>>> "J" == John <joney@clara.net> writes:
> > J> Firstly, when I boot, I do not get an opportunity apply any
> > J> parameters - the reference to (I think) Peter Anwin and the boot
> > J> prompt do not appear - the word 'loading' and a fast moving line of
> > J> dots then right into the 'init' and up comes the log-in screen. (No
> > J> time to pick up my coffee mug). What have I omitted?
> >
> > I too have the same 'problem'. When I initially installed Debian a couple
> > of months ago, that was one of the first thing that I noticed. The Debian
> > boot process does not seem to give any opportunity to enter boot
> > parameters, the way that Redhat does by pausing at the LILO: prompt.
>
> As a newbie, I have had many problems -- still trying to get X Windows to
> correctly run :( -- but I found what (at least seems to me) to be a cool
> fix for this problem you mention above. I installed Red Hat 6.1 (doesn't
> take very long) and installed LILO on the Master Boot Record.
[[[Paraphrasing the rest: didn't let Debian change the boot block]]]
If you properly edit your /etc/lilo.conf file, Debian will offer the boot
prompt just as RedHat does. man lilo.conf, check the mailing list
archives, and read /usr/doc/lilo/Manual.txt.gz for much more information.
i don't know if there's a difference in the use of lilo between booting
from a floppy and booting from the HD.
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