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LILO configuration
If you are using LILO, complete the following steps:
1.
Complete the following steps to modify the /etc/lilo.conf file:
a. Add the following text to the end of the first
default=linux
line:
-Monitor
b. Comment out the
map=/boot/map
line by adding a
#
at the beginning of this
line.
c. Comment out the message=/boot/message line by adding a # at the
beginning of this line.
d. Add the following line before the first
image=...
line:
# This will allow you to only Monitor the OS boot via SOL
e.
Add the following text to the end of the first
label=linux
line:
-Monitor
f. Add the following line to the first
image=...
section. This enables SOL.
append="console=ttyS1,19200n8 console=tty1"
g. Add the following lines between the two
image=...
sections:
# This will allow you to Interact with the OS boot via SOL
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.9-e.12smp
label=linux-Interact
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.9-e.12smp.img
read-only
root=/dev/hda6
append="console=tty1 console=ttyS1,19200n8 "
The following samples show examples of the original content of the
/etc/lilo.conf file and the content of this file after modification.
Original /etc/lilo.conf contents
prompt
timeout=50
default=linux
boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
message=/boot/message
linear
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.9-e.12smp
label=linux
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.9-e.12smp.img
read-only
root=/dev/hda6
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.9-e.12
label=linux-up
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.9-e.12.img
read-only
root=/dev/hda6
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