anyone know how to make windows boot in as the default in LILO? I can't seem to make it do that. Linux always comes in selected.
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anyone know how to make windows boot in as the default in LILO? I can't seem to make it do that. Linux always comes in selected.
There is a lilo file that has the list. I believe (this is going back for me a bit) it is lilo.conf and it may be in /etc/. Edit the name of the Default boot to the name of your windows boot LABEL. You will see it as a boot device in the list.
Make a copy of your lilo.conf file before doing this!
Here... I went to see if I was misleading you.
See the underlined default and the labels for boot? Good luck.Quote:
boot=/dev/sda
timeout=300
linear
prompt
default="Linux2"
vga=normal
read-only
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
image=/boot/vmlinuz=2.2.14-5.0
label="Linux2"
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.2.14-5.0
root=/dev/sda10
image=/boot/vmlinuz=2.2.14-5.0
label="Linux1"
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.2.14-5.0
root=/dev/sda5
thanks I'll try that
I must be doing something wrong
here's my /etc/lilo.conf
Please, please fill me in!Code:boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
default=windows
keytable=/boot/us.klt
prompt
nowarn
timeout=100
message=/boot/message
menu-scheme=wb:bw:wb:bw
ignore-table
other=/dev/hda1
label=windows
table=/dev/hda
image=/boot/vmlinuz
label=linux
root=/dev/hda5
initrd=/boot/initrd.img
append="devfs=mount"
read-only
image=/boot/vmlinuz
label=failsafe
root=/dev/hda5
initrd=/boot/initrd.img
append="devfs=nomount failsafe"
read-only
other=/dev/fd0
label=floppy
unsafe
Look good, whats the problem?
You have to run lilo after changing the file for the changes to take effect.
If you made a copy of the lilo.conf file (you should have) verify the permissions with chmod beforehand so that you know everything is ready to go if there is a problem.
run lilo? isn't it the boot loader? I ran it when I booted if I'm not mistaken.Quote:
Originally posted by Betazep
You have to run lilo after changing the file for the changes to take effect.
If you made a copy of the lilo.conf file (you should have) verify the permissions with chmod beforehand so that you know everything is ready to go if there is a problem.
Lilo gives me the choices:
linux
failsafe
windows
floppy
with linux selected
never mind, I got it figured out with a utility in gnome. Wierd that it didn't work before. I'll get this linux thing figured out eventually. You're dealing with a slave to MS here.:D
After you edit lilo.conf you need to type lilo at the command prompt to re-read the changes you made to lilo.conf.
that makes sense. I guess the gnome utility that I used did that for me. Thanks guys.