From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Steven Ackerman" Subject: Configuring lilo to boot from sda after RH 9.0 install Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 00:18:51 +0000 (UTC) Sender: linux-newbie-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <000101c31a77$7597f830$1601a8c0@crypt> Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 17:18:06 -0700 List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org Dear list, I read the faq for the list. Searched tldp.org (http://tldp.org/LDP/lame/LAME/linux-admin-made-easy/install-lilo.html) and read the linux faq (ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/faqs/!INDEX.html) before posting. I also read the faq for this list. At that point I got frustrated and am sending this message. I know this is easy but I can't figure it out. I am not a linux guru. Just an enthusiast and that makes me the best man for the job at hand. I installed RH 9.0 as a server and the machine only boots from floppy. In lilo.conf the boot= line in the first section says boot=/dev/sda. In the same section the install= line says install=/boot/boot.b. I don't even know what I should be posting to help anyone answer my question. This is a rack mount server with 4 SCSI drives. I don't know if that matters. If I remember right, the root directory is /dev/sda. Whatever the default is. I can give you whatever info you need. I may have to figure out how to do it, but usually I can do that. I need help. I don't mind pointers to links, documentation, pointers to some documentation I missed, ect. All the doc's I found refer to using ide devices and pointing to the root directory or wherever lilo is installed or the root directory is or something like that. Not knowing all the linux internals, I don't even know how to find that out. -Steve - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs