Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Date | Wed, 1 May 1996 01:17:06 +0100 (BST) | From | Bryn Paul Arnold Jones <> | Subject | Re: Looking for help with kernel options |
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On Tue, 30 Apr 1996 johnson@ffc.noaa.gov wrote: > > Boot your system with LILO, and hit one of the alt, control, or > > shift keys when it first comes up to get a prompt. LILO > > should respond with > > > > : > > > > At this prompt, you can select a kernel image to boot, or list > > them with ?. Ie > > > > :? > > When I boot my system I get a prompt, > > LILO: >
This is the prompt there talking about, I think that the documentation that you have is either old, or starting for a differnat point of view (they obvolusly have there lilo set to not prompt by default, hense the Alt/Ctrl/Shift/...). Hitting tab should let you see the options (it's proberbly the same as a '?', I'm not going to reboot to have a look ;)
> to which I have options to respond with dos or linux. >
Yep, type 'linux <commandlineoptions>', eg:
LILO: linux super_duper_command_line_option=wizzy_go_faster_option
> I tried starting over and booting off my boot disk (floppy) that I made > to see if I could come up with the ":" prompt somehow. > > I've gone off the deep end somewhere. >
Don't worry, if you hit tab, you'll get something like this:
LILO: linux dos :
The LILO comes from the loading of LILO's various bits, it's not really part of the prompt. (just to confuse you, my version of LILO has 'boot:' as it's prompt)
> Anyone have any idea how I need to enter my kernel command line options > at boot? What constitues "Boot your system with LILO"? >
just typeing them in after linux when you get the LILO prompt.
> Can I just add the kernel command line options to the /etc/lilo.conf file? > If so, where? >
Yep, just stick in an: append="super_duper_command_line_option=wizzy_go_faster_option"
in your lilo.conf file, the "" quotes are important ('' ones don't work). > > -- > Thanks, > > JT > Bryn -- PGP key pass phrase forgotten, \ Overload -- core meltdown sequence again :( | initiated. / This space is intentionally left | blank, apart from this text ;-) \____________________________________
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