I installed 9.2. Now at boot there are too many choices. I just want to have a choice between Limux, windows, floppy and failsafe. I want all other stuff (like linux old and windows2) to be removed. Because mandrake control centre didn't give me any clue,I tried to remove them using the boot manager of KDE (Configuration/KDE/System/Bootmanager I guess it's so in English). but although all changes were saved, after rebooting the same old messy boot page appeared again. What did I do wrong?
By the way after changing the settings the control indicated that the configuration was not allright, but that was also the case with the initial settings.
Thanks in advance
Earny
Full Version: Lilo clean up
Mandrake Control Center -> Boot -> Drakboot -> Press the Configure button -> Click ok in the window that pops up -> you can use the next window to add/remove/modify the options that are presented at boot.
I'd do it by hand - remove the offending sections (or perhaps comment them out) in /etc/lilo.conf
Don't forget to run lilo afterwards (probably just type lilo)
Don't forget to run lilo afterwards (probably just type lilo)
I followed tymes' advise, however, a popup appeared with the following text: "Fatal: kernel doesn support initial ramdisks"
What now? Will I ever be able to start up again?
What now? Will I ever be able to start up again?
hmm....interesting....do you get a graphical bootup?
If you mean the fancy lay-out of the boot from start? Yes. I just rebooted a couple of minutes ago to see if things still work. Everything works as before. I already made some changes using KDE. That could be the reason of the denial pop-up. My feeling is that I distorted the lilo config file.
Thanks in advance for all efforts
Thanks in advance for all efforts
Earny, would it help if I post here my lilo.config file, from a fresh 9.2 install?
lilo in MBR
Windows on hda1
9.2 on hda9
(German keyboard layout, though, just change it to us/Dutch
, from your original lilo.config)
The last entry is for my 9.1 ML on hda8 - remove it.
you would have to edit your lilo.config, with the good partition number, your keyboard layout etc., your cd-rom etc.
lilo in MBR
Windows on hda1
9.2 on hda9
(German keyboard layout, though, just change it to us/Dutch
, from your original lilo.config)
The last entry is for my 9.1 ML on hda8 - remove it.
you would have to edit your lilo.config, with the good partition number, your keyboard layout etc., your cd-rom etc.
CODE
boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
vga=normal
default="linux"
keytable=/boot/de-latin1-nodeadkeys.klt
prompt
nowarn
timeout=400
message=/boot/message
menu-scheme=wb:bw:wb:bw
image=/boot/vmlinuz
label="linux"
root=/dev/hda9
initrd=/boot/initrd.img
append="devfs=mount hdc=ide-scsi acpi=ht splash=silent"
vga=788
read-only
image=/boot/vmlinuz
label="linux-nonfb"
root=/dev/hda9
initrd=/boot/initrd.img
append="devfs=mount hdc=ide-scsi acpi=ht"
read-only
image=/boot/vmlinuz
label="failsafe"
root=/dev/hda9
initrd=/boot/initrd.img
append="failsafe devfs=nomount hdc=ide-scsi acpi=ht"
read-only
other=/dev/hda1
label="windows"
table=/dev/hda
other=/dev/fd0
label="floppy"
unsafe
image=/mnt/mdkalt//boot/vmlinuz
label="mdkalt"
root=/dev/hda8
initrd=/mnt/mdkalt//boot/initrd.img
append="quiet devfs=mount hdc=ide-scsi acpi=off"
vga=788
read-only
map=/boot/map
vga=normal
default="linux"
keytable=/boot/de-latin1-nodeadkeys.klt
prompt
nowarn
timeout=400
message=/boot/message
menu-scheme=wb:bw:wb:bw
image=/boot/vmlinuz
label="linux"
root=/dev/hda9
initrd=/boot/initrd.img
append="devfs=mount hdc=ide-scsi acpi=ht splash=silent"
vga=788
read-only
image=/boot/vmlinuz
label="linux-nonfb"
root=/dev/hda9
initrd=/boot/initrd.img
append="devfs=mount hdc=ide-scsi acpi=ht"
read-only
image=/boot/vmlinuz
label="failsafe"
root=/dev/hda9
initrd=/boot/initrd.img
append="failsafe devfs=nomount hdc=ide-scsi acpi=ht"
read-only
other=/dev/hda1
label="windows"
table=/dev/hda
other=/dev/fd0
label="floppy"
unsafe
image=/mnt/mdkalt//boot/vmlinuz
label="mdkalt"
root=/dev/hda8
initrd=/mnt/mdkalt//boot/initrd.img
append="quiet devfs=mount hdc=ide-scsi acpi=off"
vga=788
read-only
Generally the only entries you need for a home installation would be..
Using anna's example, you can see I left behind the linux and windows entries. This means when you view lilo, you only have 2 selections. You can copy a backup of your lilo.conf with all the options in the event that you need it later.
After making changes, you need to type lilo at the prompt and look at the messages. SHould be
adding linux
adding windows
You have to edit the file /etc/lilo.conf and type lilo while logged in or su'ed as root.
CODE
boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
vga=normal
default="linux"
keytable=/boot/de-latin1-nodeadkeys.klt
prompt
nowarn
timeout=400
message=/boot/message
menu-scheme=wb:bw:wb:bw
image=/boot/vmlinuz
label="linux"
root=/dev/hda9
initrd=/boot/initrd.img
append="devfs=mount hdc=ide-scsi acpi=ht splash=silent"
vga=788
read-only
other=/dev/hda1
label="windows"
table=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
vga=normal
default="linux"
keytable=/boot/de-latin1-nodeadkeys.klt
prompt
nowarn
timeout=400
message=/boot/message
menu-scheme=wb:bw:wb:bw
image=/boot/vmlinuz
label="linux"
root=/dev/hda9
initrd=/boot/initrd.img
append="devfs=mount hdc=ide-scsi acpi=ht splash=silent"
vga=788
read-only
other=/dev/hda1
label="windows"
table=/dev/hda
Using anna's example, you can see I left behind the linux and windows entries. This means when you view lilo, you only have 2 selections. You can copy a backup of your lilo.conf with all the options in the event that you need it later.
After making changes, you need to type lilo at the prompt and look at the messages. SHould be
adding linux
adding windows
You have to edit the file /etc/lilo.conf and type lilo while logged in or su'ed as root.
This could help me. I'm writnig a new lilo.conf on the basis of the last message. In the existing one there is the following:
image="/boot/vmlinuz"
label="linux"
root=/dev/hda1
initrd="/boot/initrd.img"
append="quiet devfs=mount hdc=ide-scsi acpi=ht resume=/dev/hda7 splash=silent"
vga=788
read-only
According to my system info my linux partition is hda6 instead of hda1. Should I change hda1 into hda6?
image="/boot/vmlinuz"
label="linux"
root=/dev/hda1
initrd="/boot/initrd.img"
append="quiet devfs=mount hdc=ide-scsi acpi=ht resume=/dev/hda7 splash=silent"
vga=788
read-only
According to my system info my linux partition is hda6 instead of hda1. Should I change hda1 into hda6?
Yes, your root is on hda6, so change it.
And so I did, but wrongly. I first added another linux partition using partition magic under windows (wrong, I should have done that with mandrake) and in the end hda6 became hda7. I couldn't boot linux anymore, not even after the rescue attempt with the mandrake install cd 1 (kernel panic: again with that strange massage about the kernel). I saved my most relvant files with Knoppix 3.3. (always good to have in case of trouble). I was not able to edit the etc/lilo.conf file with Knoppix as it was only read only and I didn't have permission. (Does anyone know how to do that?). Tired of so many unthoughtful actions and fruitless efforts 
, I finally reinstalled mandrake 9.2. The good thing is that I managed to reduce my boot screen to more attractive dimensions and that I increased my linux knowledge. Thanks anyway for all efforts.
, I finally reinstalled mandrake 9.2. The good thing is that I managed to reduce my boot screen to more attractive dimensions and that I increased my linux knowledge. Thanks anyway for all efforts.
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