Lilo and 2.4.9 problems

[Aravind Gottipati]

Dont even bother setting a default = line, the first image will be taken
as the default image if nothing is specified, just make sure you put the 
right kernel image as the first image you specify.

bye
Aravind
 
sometime around Sun, Aug 26, 2001 at 10:47:38AM -0500
Monty Harder wrote:
> 8/26/01 9:14:01 AM, "Brian Kelsay" <bkelsay at home.com> wrote:
> 
> >I remember now.  I don't change my kernel as often as some people.
> 
> But this:
> 
> >> The label doesn't have to match the module name, but the default
> >> parameter and one of the labels has to match.  The label is what gets
> >> displayed on the LILO boot screen.
> 
> doesn't disagree with what you said:
> 
> >> > Look at the value for "default =linux249-1", now look at the line
> >> > "label=vmlinuz249".  Shouldn't that be "label=linux249-1"?   I think
> >the
> >> > two must match.  Try changing one or the other and rerun lilo and
> >> > restart and se what happens.   Also, I think you want "image =
> >> > /boot/linux249082501"  to match the actual path to the new kernel.
> 
> 
> which is absolutely right.  The image has to match the filename of the kernel, and the default 
has to match one of the labels.  
> His lilo.conf is wrong on both counts, unless the kernel filename is really spelled that way.
> 
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> 
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