Re: [newbie] Using MDK7.1 and BootMagic
Alan Shoemaker wrote: Romanator wrote: [snip] The following is confusing me: BootMagic help file indicates that if I add lilo to Linux it should appear. However, the MDK7.1 installation of the workstation never prompted me for lilo and where to install. How can I do this? [snip] Romanmake sure the first line of /etc/lilo.conf indicates your / (root) partition (unless you have a seperate /boot partition). Then execute /sbin/lilo after which the BootMagic add option should recognize your Linux partition and allow you to add it to the screen list. Alan Alan, That's a no go. I tried the 7Meg. for /boot and installed lilo. BootMagic does not see it. I must have ghosts in my machine. -- Roman Registered Linux User #179293
RE: [newbie] Using MDK7.1 and BootMagic
Hi Mark, I agree. I have wasted too much time when Grub works well or lilo. In fact, I'm looking forward to the next release of lilo. Roman Registered Linux User #179293 -Original Message- From: Mark Weaver [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2000 3:39 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Alan Shoemaker Subject: Re: [newbie] Using MDK7.1 and BootMagic Hi Roman, Just my two cents, but you'd have a better time of it if you just went back to using LILO to handle the job. -- Mark ** =/\= No Penguins were harmed | ** _||_ in the making of this | ** =\/= message...| Registered Linux user #182496 On Sat, 12 Aug 2000, Romanator wrote: Alan Shoemaker wrote: Romanator wrote: [snip] The following is confusing me: BootMagic help file indicates that if I add lilo to Linux it should appear. However, the MDK7.1 installation of the workstation never prompted me for lilo and where to install. How can I do this? [snip] Romanmake sure the first line of /etc/lilo.conf indicates your / (root) partition (unless you have a seperate /boot partition). Then execute /sbin/lilo after which the BootMagic add option should recognize your Linux partition and allow you to add it to the screen list. Alan Alan, That's a no go. I tried the 7Meg. for /boot and installed lilo. BootMagic does not see it. I must have ghosts in my machine. -- Roman Registered Linux User #179293
Re: [newbie] Using MDK7.1 and BootMagic
Romanator wrote: [snip] The following is confusing me: BootMagic help file indicates that if I add lilo to Linux it should appear. However, the MDK7.1 installation of the workstation never prompted me for lilo and where to install. How can I do this? [snip] Romanmake sure the first line of /etc/lilo.conf indicates your / (root) partition (unless you have a seperate /boot partition). Then execute /sbin/lilo after which the BootMagic add option should recognize your Linux partition and allow you to add it to the screen list. Alan
