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LILO [was"burner questions"]
I'm having some strange stuff with lilo on my ThinkPad 600E. I altered
lilo.conf with vi so that there are two single-key aliases: "1" for
Libranet, and"2" for Windoze. I saved (wrote) the file and ran lilo after quiting vi. Of
course, all from the root prompt. When running "lilo" I get a message that
single-key aliases must be only one character. I've gone back several times
and checked to make sure that each alias is only one character ("1" and "2"),
but I keep getting the same message.
I have the same configuration for lilo on my desktop and it works fine.
Then I went in and changed the "other" line from "Windoze" to "Win98" to
check something. At the LILO prompt, when I hit tab, it still lists
"Windoze"even though I've changed the file and saved it several times--both in vi and
in KEdit. For some reason I'm not able to replace the original lilo.conf
withthe altered file.
Any clues?
Thanks,
NLK
> Good point and yes bios access via the del key on the keyboard is not a
> problem. Maybe it is something in lilo.conf but then again it could
> still be a bios thing. Something after the post test. I also tried the
> caps-lock key and didn't get a caps lock light. This was during the
> lilol delay period. I have a set of linux boot disks but that's besides
> the point. The shift key should work but doesn't and I don't know why.
>
> For the moment it's a mystery.
>
> rod
>
> Sam Burnett wrote:
>>
>> 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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