On Tue, 21 Aug 2001 21:55:35 -0700 (PDT)
Net Llama <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Just to make sure that we're on the same page here. You want to make
> LILO your primary bootloader (what appears when you power on the PC)?
> If so then you need to change the boot= line to the following:
> boot=/dev/hda
>
> then run "/sbin/lilo" and reboot, and you should have LILO.
>
> As for the location of the kernel, there is no rule that it must be in
> /boot, but that is traditional. Slackware must do things differently.
Slackware puts the kernel under / and calls it vmlinuz, the (original)
System.map goes in /boot. When building a kernel with slackware (i use
slack 8), instead of 'make bzImage' use 'make bzlilo' and everything to
do with moving and renaming the old version out and the new in is done
for you. It even runs /sbin/lilo when it's done, all you need to do is
make an entry in /etc/lilo.conf that points to the old kernel
(/vmlinuz.old) and it's System.map (now under /System.old)
> My experience with Slack went as far as attempting an install and
> getting lost in the text maze that they call an installer.
I found it to be a no-frills (for sure) but quick install routine...
once I'd read... well, you know, TFM and all that ;-)
Now, getting Apsfilter to setup ANY of the printers I have here is a
whole 'nuther story =(
> I can't explain why bootmagic does what it does, as i've never used
> it.
> I don't see the point in paying for a bootloader when there are so
> many
> excellent free ones out there.
Yes, like LiLo or GRUB =) I've been bit by bootmagic once before...
never again!
> --- Ken Moffat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > No errors, Nothing except /dev/hda1 (windows) shows in Bootmagic.
> > I haven't used lilo before, just grub.
> > Slack put the kernel in /.
> > Should I move my kernel to /boot?
> > (Sorry, Slack has a learning curve.)
> >
Ken, on the slackware site there is a link
(http://www.slackware.com/book/) to some essential documentation WRT
slackware. You might want to check it out as it helps clarify a few
things...
HTH
--
Myles Green Calgary AB Canada
Alberta Step by Step Mirror:
http://www.telusplanet.net/public/mylesg/
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