Sorry to reply to my own post, but the issue WAS the [dos] file. I copied and pasted the config into a new file in vi and lilo ran flawlessly.
Thanks anyway! Matt On Wed, 2 Jan 2002 11:42:01 -0500 "Matthew Carpenter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have RH7.2 installed on a Compaq Dual-PPro with HW RAID5. It's an old box (200MHz >for each proc) but it seems to run ok. I am attempting to update my lilo config and >running into problems. Here is my lilo.conf file: > > prompt > timeout = 100 > boot = /dev/ida/c0d0p1 > map = /boot/map > install = /boot/boot.b > message = /boot/message > default = linux > > image = /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.7-10smp > label = linux > initrd = /boot/initrd-2.4.7-10smp.img > read-only > append = " mem=256M" > root = /dev/ida/c0d0p2 > > image = /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.7-10 > label = linux-up > initrd = /boot/initrd-2.4.7-10.img > read-only > append = " mem=256M" > root = /dev/ida/c0d0p2 > > When I attempt to execute /sbin/lilo -v -v -v it gives me this: > > [root@lngi56 etc]# lilo -v -v -v > LILO version 21.4-4, Copyright (C) 1992-1998 Werner Almesberger > 'lba32' extensions Copyright (C) 1999,2000 John Coffman > > Reading boot sector from current root. > Merging with /boot/boot.b > Device 0x4801: BIOS drive 0x80, 255 heads, 4110 cylinders, > 32 sectors. Partition offset: 73440 sectors. > Secondary loader: 11 sectors. > Device 0x4801: BIOS drive 0x80, 255 heads, 4110 cylinders, > 32 sectors. Partition offset: 73440 sectors. > Syntax error near line 2 in file /etc/lilo.conf > Removed temporary file /boot/map~ > > > > It doesn't seem to matter what line 2 is. I've rearranged the lilo.conf file around >in everywhich way... > > Here's the last intriguing tidbit: When I edit /etc/lilo.conf, vi puts the [dos] >tag at the bottom of the screen.... Would this make a difference? > > Thanks all, > Matt > > > -- > Matthew Carpenter > CNI, CNE, CCNA, MCP, J2CP, WP > [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.e-i-s.cc/ > > Enterprise Information Systems > *Network Consulting, Integration & Support > *Web Development and E-Business > _______________________________________________ > Linux-users mailing list > Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users -- Matthew Carpenter CNI, CNE, CCNA, MCP, J2CP, WP [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.e-i-s.cc/ Enterprise Information Systems *Network Consulting, Integration & Support *Web Development and E-Business _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
