> > > > > On Tue, 2002-12-03 at 10:45, Angus Auld wrote: > > > > > > Thanks for the pointers Charlie, Stephen. > > > > > > I am now getting a 30 second delay, for some reason however, lilo > > > > > > has switched to a graphical login mode! I want the text mode, and I > > > > > > had it since installing 9.0. > > > > > > > > > > > > I have tried changing it back to text mode in MCC, but when I > > > > > > reboot, it goes back to graphical mode. :-/ > > > > > > > > > > > > What's up with that?? I must have messed something up somewhere. I > > > > > > guess my system was too much in order. Should have left well enough > > > > > > alone maybe......can't learn that way though! > > > > > > > > > > > > I installed watchdog-5.2-2mdk, xmms-cdread-0.14a-2mdk, and the > > > > > > latest wallpaper-0.1-4tex. Could watchdog have something to do with > > > > > > this behaviour? Anyone have any experience w/watchdog? I've been > > > > > > monkeying with file associations lately too. > > > > > > > > > > > > Where is the file that contains the info for lilo's boot mode? I > > > > > > don't see any mention of that in /etc/lilo.conf. > > > > > > > > > > > > My system seems to be working OK. > > > > > > > > > > > > TIA for any help. :-) > > > > > > > > > > > > --Angus > > > > > > > > > > > > "An expert is one who knows more and more about less and less until > > > > > > he knows absolutely everything about nothing." --Anon. > > > > > > The bit with "menu scheme=" needs to be removed, rerun lilo and you'll > > > have the text based lilo back to text based! > > > > > > (Whacked) ---------------------------------- > > > > > > boot=/dev/hda > > > map=/boot/map > > > vga=normal > > > default=linux > > > keytable=/boot/us.klt > > > prompt > > > nowarn > > > timeout=300 > > > message=/boot/message > > > menu-scheme=wb:bw:wb:bw <- delete this line > > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > > > > > (Whacked) ---------------------------------- > > > > > > -- > > > Tue Dec 3 12:40:00 EST 2002 > > > .o0 linux user:267497 0o. > > > -------------------------------- > > > > > > | __ __ | kühn media australia > > > | / \ /| |'-. | http://kma.0catch.com > > > | .\__/ || | | | > > > | _ / `._ \|_|_.-' | stephen kühn > > > | > > > | | / \__.`=._) (_ | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > | |/ ._/ |"""""""""| | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > | |'. `\ | | | icq: 5483808 > > > | > > > | ;"""/ / | | | > > > | smk ) /_/| |.-------.| | mobile: 0410-728-389 > > > | ' `-`' " " | Berkeley, New South Wales, AU > > > > > > -------------------------------- > > > Coralament*Best Grötens*Liebe Grüße*Best Regards*Elkorajn Salutojn > > > > > > By doing just a little every day, you can gradually let the task > > > completely overwhelm you. > > > > ************************************************************** > > > > Something weird is happening w/lilo here. I cut out that menu_scheme line > > in lilo.conf........still getting graphical lilo menu. I tried to make the > > changes in MCC again, rebooted...still graphical lilo. When I went back and > > checked lilo.conf, the menu_scheme line was back in place. > > > > There is a bunch of files in /boot that are unreadable with any text editor > > I have. Just a bunch of gibberish code stuff. I could read these files > > before, and I edited the "message-text" file just a couple days ago. Am I > > suffering from some kind of file corruption here, or what? Also In > > /boot/grub there are a bunch of similar gibberish files. > > > > These are the files that are unreadable in /boot: > > boot0300, map, message-graphic, message-text, us.kit, vmlinuz-2.4.19-16mdk > > > > and in /boot/grub: > > e2fs_stage1_5, fat_stage1_5, jfs_stage1_5, minix_stage1_5, > > reiserfs_stage1_5, stage1, stage2, vstafs_stage1_5, xfs_stage1_5 > > > > What can I do now? Has my dual-boot M$ system pulled a dirty trick on Mdk? > > I should have ditched that sucker! > > > > Help please. > > > > > > > > --Angus > > > > "Let us not look back in anger or forward in fear, but around in > > awareness."--James Thurber > > > > *********************************************** > > *Reg. Linux User #278931* > > *********************************************** > > *Power by Mandrake Linux 9.0* > > *********************************************** > when you make changes to Lilo did you then run, from console, "/sbin/lilo"? > w/o the quotes of course. Whenever you make changes to lilo it is best to do > this or they will not hold at next bootup. HTH > -- > Dennis M. linux user # 180842 > **************************************************************
Thanks for your reply Dennis. I have run the /sbin/lilo after the changes. MCC just keeps putting things back after I change them. I don't know what brought this about. I have uninstalled watchdog, thinking it may have something to do with this weird behaviour. I had installed it yesterday, and these troubles started at bootup today. I may have to do some sort of reinstall, but I hate to do that. If things don't progressively get out of control, and it just means I have to look at the graphical lilo menu, well, I'll let MCC have it's way for now. I'm new to Linux, and run past my abilities really fast. This list keeps me in the center of things. I've had 9.0 on my box for about two months now and it's been really good. Any ideas gratefully accepted. TIA. All the best. --Angus "Let us not look back in anger or forward in fear, but around in awareness."--James Thurber *********************************************** *Reg. Linux User #278931* *********************************************** *Power by Mandrake Linux 9.0* *********************************************** -- _______________________________________________ Get your free email from http://mymail.operamail.com Powered by Outblaze
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