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Re: burner questions
Just out of curiosity: can you boot into the bios configuration program
by using the keyboard? It seems like if you can do that you should be
able to use the keyboard in lilo...
On Thu, Jan 24, 2002 at 05:11:57PM -0400, rod wrote:
> No, your not off your rocker. Although I didn't completely explain the
> two are related. When I modify the kernel I like to add a new stanza to
> lilo to test the kernel. In this case the stanza had the line
> 'label=burner' but no matter what I tried it kept defaulting to the
> stanza containing 'label=linux' and I couldn't get the 'boot:' prompt. I
> do this as sort of a safty-net in case the new kernel doesn't work.
>
> Yes, I ran lilo after making any changes. As a general reply to the
> other responses to my question I tried the left shift key, the right
> shift key and both shift keys at the same time; always with the same
> result. Ended up making the new kernel the default one and hoping for
> the best. It did work, by the way. The machine is running it now. It
> wasn't a kernel upgrade, just a reconfiguration.
>
> I'll have to go through the manual for the mainboard and see if there is
> something in there.
>
> Rod
>
>
> Collin Borrlewyn wrote:
> >
> > rod wrote:
> >
> > > Lilo.conf has two stanzas - linux and linuzold. I should be able to pick
> > > the alternate linuxold by holding the shift key while booting. Holding
> > > the shift key didn't work on my machine. I'm guessing a bios setting.
> > > Any ideas? (with the exception of changing the value of delay, lilo.conf
> > > is pretty much stock)
> >
> > I may be completely off my rocker as to the nature of your problem, as I
> > fail to see what this has to do with CD burners, but the lilo thing goes
> > as follows:
> >
> > When the word "LILO" comes up on screen (along with any bootmessage) hit
> > shift once to display a list of labels. In your case this'll be 'linux'
> > and 'linuxold'. Type in one of these, and hit enter to run it. I have
> > three myself: a Linux-Orig, a Linux, and a Win.
> >
> > - Collin E Borrlewyn
> > - END THE TYRANNY. VOTE "DISEMBODIED MONKEY HEAD" FOR PRESIDENT.
> > - [email protected]
> >
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