James Frey wrote:
Ryan Murray wrote:

> snip

> > 1.  The Lilo startup screen only shows a dark rectangle where "Linux"
> > should be, and nothing where "Windows" should be.  I have checked
> > lilo.conf (no change) and run lilo again.  The text startup is fine.
>
> You need to ensure you have the new version of lilo installed, pointed
> at the new screen (graphic_screen).  The old screen doesn't work with
> the new one, and you might experience the problem you describe

> snip

I checked info on lilo and lilo.conf,  and don't see how to 'point' lilo to
the new screen, wherever that is.  When I upgraded, I referenced both hail
and potatoe in sources.list.  Did that screw things up?  If you could point
me to the information I need. I would appreciate it.

Thanks,

Jim

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"...and don't see how to 'point' lilo to
the new screen, wherever that is."

You can "point" lilo to the new screen by editing your /etc/lilo.conf file (with your favorite text editor).  In order to use the new graphic_screen, edit the "message" to reflect the line highlighted in bold.

root=/dev/hda1
boot=/dev/hda
install=/boot/boot.b
map=/boot/map
vga=normal
timeout=300
message=/boot/graphic_screen

Save your changes, and run /sbin/lilo (in a terminal) to reinstall lilo and apply the changes.

Using both potato and hail sources should not have messed anything up during the upgrade.

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