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.
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.
"You are stupid! You are stupid! Oh, and don't forget, you are STUPID!" - Dexter
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.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
Blue
thanks I'll try that
"You are stupid! You are stupid! Oh, and don't forget, you are STUPID!" - Dexter
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
"You are stupid! You are stupid! Oh, and don't forget, you are STUPID!" - Dexter
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.
Blue
run lilo? isn't it the boot loader? I ran it when I booted if I'm not mistaken.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
"You are stupid! You are stupid! Oh, and don't forget, you are STUPID!" - Dexter
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.
"You are stupid! You are stupid! Oh, and don't forget, you are STUPID!" - Dexter
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.
"You are stupid! You are stupid! Oh, and don't forget, you are STUPID!" - Dexter