réjean Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 Hi all!I managed to reinstall Xandros and Knoppix and figure out the "/etc/lilo.conf" in Drake so I can now boot into all my distros again. Thanks to Bruno and the notes I kept. Isn't he a good professeur?After I did so I noticed the "append" line in lilo.conf didn't have the "splash=silent" for Xandros like it does in Drake and SuSE so I decided to add it. The only thing is that I still get the verbose when I boot into Xandros. No big deal really. I just thought I would ask if anyone as an explanation for it. I am now going to try it with Knoppix and Ubuntu and see what happens. Then I will get back to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metho Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 oh yeah Bruno is da man here!!! i am thinking of installing suse professional with my mandrake 10.0, would u mind sharing those notes with me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 Hi Réjeansplash=silent works only if there is the graphics to show a prgress-bar . . . . probably Xandros does not have it.You should be careful with adding random thiongs to the appendline . . . it are axtra "arguments" that are passed on to the kernel at boot . . . . . you could have unpleasant surprises if you add the wrong ones ! Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
réjean Posted February 10, 2005 Author Share Posted February 10, 2005 Hi Bruno! splash=silent works only if there is the graphics to show a prgress-bar . . . . probably Xandros does not have it.Ok! I see what "splash=silent" is about now. And you're right Xandros doesn't have a progress bar.When Xandros is in control of the lilo.conf it has a GUI splash (which is kindda pretty by the way). I do get the basic entries like "starting hardware" and "looking for eth0 " or a few things to the liking but not the whole list of things. What I mean is that there is a black and red screen with maybe no more than 10 things being said instead of 100 lines or so and I thought that this too was a splashing screen. My mistake.I am careful adding stuff to the append line, btw, and it is only one thing at a time ( thing that I copy and paste from another entry into the lilo.conf) and for one distro at a time only. If it doesn't work then I delete it.Thanks again Bruno.Metho! I'll add my note as a different reply under this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
réjean Posted February 10, 2005 Author Share Posted February 10, 2005 (edited) Hi again metho!Here are my notes and feel free to correct me anyone if I am misleading our good friend." After installing a new distro:1.Go into Konsole and do a $ su password:2. Then do a # cat /etc/lilo.conf(mostly, I guess to see what are the distros listed into the bootloading (MBR) and their values )3. Then after that do a # ls -al /boot(to see what the permissions are)4.the rest as to be done one at a time while clicking on Enter after each line. # mkdir /mnt/(the new drive; /dev/hda6, or 7 or dev/hdb1, or 2 etc.) # mount /dev/drive (/dev/hda...)/boot/name (eg. Slack, Drake,SuSE) /mnt/hda(6,7,8,etc.)... # cp -r /mnt/hda.../boot /boot/name (knoppix, Drake, Slack, SuSE, etc.) # ls -al/boot/name # umount /mnt/drive (/dev/hd1999, 666) 5. Then copy the boot part from the new distro lilo corrresponding to the new distro itself into the main "/etc/lilo.conf" for example if I install SuSE after Drake I look for the SuSE "/etc/lilo.conf" or sometimes I have to go into "/boot" and look for the appropriate file. Then I copy it, go back to Drake using the Rescue CD go back into the console, su, password and do a ""vi /etc/lilo.conf" and paste what I have copied.6. Finally and very important while in the console under "su" I do a: # /sbin/lilo to record the new changes and make sure that the lilo.conf file has no mistake.These are "my" notes, meaning that I understand myself. Anyone can ellaborate on them as they wish and most of all correct them if I have made a mistake.Love you all! :)P.S. By all means seek the advice of someone who is far more professional than I am, like Bruno or others , before attempting any changes to your lilo.conf. The only reason I accepted to release these notes upon request from another explorer was to show that after a mere few months of attending this forum loaded with a number of knowledgeable people one can learn to do things that would have seem impossible at first on one's own. Edited February 11, 2005 by réjean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 Hi RéjeanYour notes are basically correct . . I only made a few cosmetic changes in your text . . . . But I will help our friend step by step the first time . . so after that he can copy your notes to do it himself the next time. Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
réjean Posted February 11, 2005 Author Share Posted February 11, 2005 Hi Bruno!By no means did I want to encourage anyone to go through the process without your help. I should definitely have added a post-script urging any new viewer to get your assistance first. I will do so right now. I just wanted my notes to be a draft upon which everybody could add improvement until we get some kind of consensus. If I have given the impression that it was otherwise, I apologize. Mea Culpa! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 . . . Réjean . . . there is no problem my friend . . . LOL . . . so no need for "Mea Culpa" at all . . . . :w00t: BrunoPS: You said "feel free to correct me" . . . and I only tried to "perfect" your info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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