Re: mu SETUP

From: Ras-Sol (ras-sol@usa.net)
Date: Sat Dec 18 1999 - 02:47:09 CET


Hmmm- I'll try this word-for-word and check my syntax-
But I've already got lilo on the MBR.
When I added the entry to lilo.conf (hda2 in my case) it gave me
something like "does not appear bootable"--
But like I said, I'll try it again...

Michele Andreoli wrote:
>
> This is called EXT2 clone in muLinux. Please, do an EXT2 clone,
> select "boot on a floppy" and ignore errors. The bug is this:
> floppy is mounted and muLinux can put loadlin on it!!!
>
> When you have your EXT2 clones (let me call /dev/hda2), create
> the file:
>
> --lilo.conf -------------------------------------------------
> #
> # lilo.conf
> #
> boot=/dev/hda1
> install=/startup/boot/boot.b
> map=/startup/boot/map
> message=/startup/boot/mulinux.msg
> backup=/dev/null
>
> read-write
> vga=normal
> prompt
> delay=40
> timeout=50
>
> image=/startup/boot/mulinuz
> label=mulinux
> root=/dev/hda2
> --------------------------------------------
>
> then
>
> # setup -probe { mount BASE floppy in /startup }
> # cat lilo.conf | lilo -C -
>
> Alert: LILO is on EXT addon, in recent release > 7.0.
>
> If do not work, use BASE floppy to test the new cloned system.
> When floppy boot, press [TAB] and issue:
>
> boot: mulinux root=/dev/hda2
>
> Michele
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