Mandriva /etc/lilo.conf again

[réjean]

Hi everyone!I have installed pclos 9 and I like it a lot but when the time to add it to the mandriva bootloader comes I am having the hardest time. I have tried both Bruno and Julia's suggestion on other topic to no avail. Here is what I've got so far:

[rejean@192 ~]$ suPassword:[root@192 rejean]# mount /dev/hda1/ -t ext2 /mnt/hdaimount: mount point /mnt/hdai does not exist[root@192 rejean]# mount /dev/hda1/ -t ext2 /mnt/hda1mount: mount point /mnt/hda1 does not exist[root@192 rejean]# mkdir /mnt/hda1[root@192 rejean]# mount /dev/hda1/ -t ext2 /mnt/hda1mount: special device /dev/hda1/ does not exist       (a path prefix is not a directory)[root@192 rejean]# mount /dev/hda1 /mount/hda1mount: mount point /mount/hda1 does not exist[root@192 rejean]# mkdir /mount/hda1mkdir: cannot create directory `/mount/hda1': No such file or directory[root@192 rejean]# mkdir /mount/hda1/mkdir: cannot create directory `/mount/hda1/': No such file or directory[root@192 rejean]#

any syggestion anyone?

[Bruno]

Hi RéjeanCan you show me

# ls /mnt

And

# fdisk -l

And . . .are you sure PCLos is on hda1 ??? . . . And is hda1 ext2 ????? Bruno

[réjean]

Hi Bruno!That's what I was told during the partitioning and the installation. Remember however that this is my 2nd or 3rd install and that I have tried to remove hda12 and pclos so here it goes:

[root@192 rejean]# ls /mntcdrom/   hda1/   hda11/  hda6/  hda9/  pclos/floppy/  hda10/  hda12/  hda7/  hdc1/  smb/[root@192 rejean]# fdisk -lDisk /dev/hda: 40.0 GB, 40020664320 bytes16 heads, 63 sectors/track, 77545 cylindersUnits = cylinders of 1008 * 512 = 516096 bytes   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System/dev/hda1   *           1       16304     8217184+  83  Linux/dev/hda2           16305       77536    30860865    5  Extended/dev/hda5           16305       17293      497983+  82  Linux swap/dev/hda6           17293       27333     5060443+  83  Linux/dev/hda7           27333       37517     5132704+  83  Linux/dev/hda8           37517       47670     5116671   83  Linux/dev/hda9           47670       57630     5020249+  83  Linux/dev/hda10          57631       67878     5164866   83  Linux/dev/hda11          67878       77536     4867663+  83  LinuxDisk /dev/hdc: 2560 MB, 2560884736 bytes255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 311 cylindersUnits = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System/dev/hdc1   *           1         294     2361523+  83  Linux/dev/hdc2             295         311      136552+   5  Extended/dev/hdc5             295         311      136521   82  Linux swap[root@192 rejean]#

Edited June 23, 2005 by réjean

[Bruno]

You did remove hda12 ?? . . . . . bad move . . . but nevermind ;)On what partition is Mandriva ??And are you 100% sure hda1 is Ext2 ??? Burno

[réjean]

hi again Bruno. We will go for the essential right now; mandriva is on hda8 and the /home on hda9. I am pretty sure that it is ext2 because the partitionner offered that to me and I was a bit scared to go into the journalised""partitionning.But when you have time you should tell me why it was a bad idea to uninstalled /hda12/ which was Debian-sarge since it didn't work anyway.

[Bruno]

First: Well, because hda12 is the last partition in this case it does not really matter . . . but if you would have deleted any other partition the partition numbers would have changed and you would not have been able to boot any of the distros on any of the other partitions !! . . . . In a nutshell: BIG disaster !! ;)Now the Ext 2 . . . very sorry . . . . . the thing is that PCLos ( if you make use of another lilo then the PCLos lilo ) absolutely needs to be installed on "Journalled Filesystem RieserFS" !!So my advice is: change the "type" of that partition . . then "format" it . . . . and re-install PCLos. . . . . Then I will help you tomorrow to include PCLos in the Mandriva Lilo. Bruno

[réjean]

Thanks a lot Bruno both for the explanation and also for the recommandation. I cannot confirm about tomorrow; could be working late again but I will do what you suggested tonight.Thanks again!Greatly appreciated as usual!

[Bruno]

You're very welcome Réjean . . . . . that is what friends are for Bruno

[réjean]

......And everybody around know that you are the best and most knowledgeable friend we can count on!.0

[réjean]

Hi everyone and Bruno!I have changed the file type and formatted and reinstalled as you suggested.However this time I installed the bootloader on the /dev/hdai (bootsector of partition) instead of the MBR on /dev/hda.Here is my "ls -mnt":

[root@192 rejean]# ls /mntcdrom/   hda1/   hda11/  hda6/  hda9/  pclos/floppy/  hda10/  hda12/  hda7/  hdc1/  smb/

and my "fdisk -l" :

[root@192 rejean]# fdisk -lDisk /dev/hda: 40.0 GB, 40020664320 bytes16 heads, 63 sectors/track, 77545 cylindersUnits = cylinders of 1008 * 512 = 516096 bytes   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System/dev/hda1   *           1       16304     8217184+  83  Linux/dev/hda2           16305       77536    30860865    5  Extended/dev/hda5           16305       17293      497983+  82  Linux swap/dev/hda6           17293       27333     5060443+  83  Linux/dev/hda7           27333       37517     5132704+  83  Linux/dev/hda8           37517       47670     5116671   83  Linux/dev/hda9           47670       57630     5020249+  83  Linux/dev/hda10          57631       67878     5164866   83  Linux/dev/hda11          67878       77536     4867663+  83  LinuxDisk /dev/hdc: 2560 MB, 2560884736 bytes255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 311 cylindersUnits = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System/dev/hdc1   *           1         294     2361523+  83  Linux/dev/hdc2             295         311      136552+   5  Extended/dev/hdc5             295         311      136521   82  Linux swap[root@192 rejean]#

and here is what I have tried without success:

[root@192 rejean]# mount /dev/hda1/ -t RieserFS mnt/hda1mount: mount point mnt/hda1 does not exist[root@192 rejean]# mkdir mnt/hda1mkdir: cannot create directory `mnt/hda1': No such file or directory[root@192 rejean]# mkdir /mnt/hda1mkdir: cannot create directory `/mnt/hda1': File exists[root@192 rejean]# mount /dev/hda1/ -t RieserFS /mnt/hda1mount: fs type RieserFS not supported by kernel[root@192 rejean]#

[Bruno]

Hi RéjeanOkay let us see how far we get with this:

# mount /dev/hda1/ /mnt/hda1# cp -r /mnt/hda1/boot /boot/pclos# ls -al /boot/pclos

Bruno

[réjean]

Hi Bruno!First of all you may find this session a bit frustrating because I have been working 16 hours yesterday and today is a day off so I will spend as much time as possible in my neglected huge gardens. Here is what you asked me to do anyway:

[root@192 rejean]# mount /dev/hda1/ /mnt/hda1mount: special device /dev/hda1/ does not exist       (a path prefix is not a directory)[root@192 rejean]#

and the 2nd just for the fun of it knowing too well that hda1 hasn been mounted properly yet:

[root@192 rejean]# cp -r /mnt/hda1/boot /boot/pcloscp: cannot stat `/mnt/hda1/boot': No such file or directory[root@192 rejean]#    

[Bruno]

Sorry . . I made a typo Réjean . . . please try again:

# mount /dev/hda1  /mnt/hda1# cp -r /mnt/hda1/boot  /boot/pclos# ls -al /boot/pclos

Bruno

[réjean]

It's a keeper!!!

[root@192 rejean]# mount /dev/hda1  /mnt/hda1[root@192 rejean]# cp -r /mnt/hda1/boot /boot/pclos[root@192 rejean]# ls -al /boot/pclostotal 13108drwxr-xr-x   4 root root    4096 Jun 18 20:11 ./drwxr-xr-x  10 root root    4096 Jun 23 11:10 ../drwxr-xr-x   2 root root    4096 Jun 23 14:29 boot/-rw-r--r--   1 root root     512 Jun 18 20:48 boot.0300-rw-r--r--   1 root root     512 May  4 06:09 boot.0301-rw-r--r--   1 root root     512 Jun 18 20:49 boot.0800-rw-r--r--   1 root root  308326 May  4 06:09 coffee.bmplrwxrwxrwx   1 root root      19 May  4 06:09 config -> config-2.4.22-32tex-rw-r--r--   1 root root   52256 May  4 06:09 config-2.4.22-32tex-rw-r--r--   1 root root   60545 May  4 06:09 config-2.6.11-rw-r--r--   1 root root   58377 Jun 18 20:49 config-2.6.11-oci11.mdk-i586-up-1GBlrwxrwxrwx   1 root root      13 May  4 06:09 debian.bmp -> /boot/sid.bmp-rw-r--r--   1 root root  153720 May  4 06:09 debianlilo.bmp-rw-r--r--   1 root root    5032 May  4 06:09 diag1.img-rw-r--r--   1 root root   16796 May  4 06:09 diag2.img-rw-r--r--   1 root root  541448 Jun 18 20:49 initrd-2.4.22-32tex.img-rw-------   1 root root  541448 Jun 18 20:49 initrd-2.6.11-oci11.mdk-i586-up-1GB.img-rw-------   1 root root  541448 Jun 18 20:49 initrd-i586-up-1GB.imglrwxrwxrwx   1 root root      23 May  4 06:09 initrd.img -> initrd-2.4.22-32tex.img-rw-r--r--   1 root root 4377712 May  4 06:09 initrd.img-2.6.11lrwxrwxrwx   1 root root      27 May  4 06:09 kernel.h -> /boot/kernel.h-2.4.22-32tex-rw-r--r--   1 root root     537 May  4 06:09 kernel.h-2.4.22-32tex-rw-r--r--   1 root root     695 Jun 18 20:49 kernel.h-2.6.11-oci11.mdk-i586-up-1GB-rw-r--r--   1 root root     256 Jun 18 20:49 livecd.kltdrwx------   2 root root    4096 May  4 06:09 lost+found/-rw-------   1 root root  132096 May  4 06:09 map-rw-r--r--   1 root root   98728 Jun 18 20:49 memtest-1.55.binlrwxrwxrwx   1 root root      15 May  4 06:09 message -> message-graphic-rw-r--r--   1 root root  102912 May  4 06:09 message-graphic-rw-r--r--   1 root root     132 May  4 06:09 message-text-rw-r--r--   1 root root   23662 May  4 06:09 sarge.bmp-rw-r--r--   1 root root   24116 May  4 06:09 sid.bmplrwxrwxrwx   1 root root      23 May  4 06:09 System.map -> System.map-2.4.22-32tex-rw-r--r--   1 root root  586833 Jun 18 20:49 System.map-2.4.22-32tex-rw-r--r--   1 root root  855773 May  4 06:09 System.map-2.6.11-rw-r--r--   1 root root  586833 Jun 18 20:49 System.map-2.6.11-oci11.mdk-i586-up-1GB-rw-r--r--   1 root root     256 Jun 18 20:49 us.kltlrwxrwxrwx   1 root root      20 May  4 06:09 vmlinuz -> vmlinuz-2.4.22-32tex-rw-r--r--   1 root root 1327101 May  4 06:09 vmlinuz-2.4.22-32tex-rw-r--r--   1 root root 1519285 May  4 06:09 vmlinuz-2.6.11-rw-r--r--   1 root root 1330094 Jun 18 20:49 vmlinuz-2.6.11-oci11.mdk-i586-up-1GB[root@192 rejean]#    

[Bruno]

Good . . excellent . . now I want to see:

# cat /mnt/hda1/etc/lilo.conf

and

# cat /etc/lilo.conf

Bruno

[réjean]

No problems. Here is the first one:

[root@192 rejean]# cat /mnt/hda1/etc/lilo.confboot=/dev/hda1map=/boot/mapdefault="pclinuxos"keytable=/boot/livecd.kltpromptnowarntimeout=100message=/boot/messagemenu-scheme=wb:bw:wb:bwimage=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.11-oci11.mdk-i586-up-1GB        label="pclinuxos"        root=/dev/hda1        initrd=/boot/initrd-2.6.11-oci11.mdk-i586-up-1GB.imgappend="devfs=nomount acpi=ht noapic nolapic nomce splash=silent"vga=788read-only[root@192 rejean]#

and the 2nd:

[root@192 rejean]# cat /etc/lilo.conf# WARNING: do not forget to run lilo after modifying this filedefault="linux"boot=/dev/hdamap=/boot/mapkeytable=/boot/us-latin1.kltpromptnowarntimeout=100message=/boot/messagemenu-scheme=wb:bw:wb:bwimage=/boot/vmlinuz        label="linux"        root=/dev/hda8        initrd=/boot/initrd.img        append="acpi=ht resume=/dev/hda5 splash=silent"        vga=788        read-onlyimage=/boot/vmlinuz        label="linux-nonfb"        root=/dev/hda8        initrd=/boot/initrd.img        append="acpi=ht resume=/dev/hda5"        read-onlyimage=/boot/vmlinuz        label="failsafe"        root=/dev/hda8        initrd=/boot/initrd.img        append="failsafe acpi=ht resume=/dev/hda5 devfs=nomount"        read-onlyimage=/boot/suse/vmlinuz-2.6.5-7.151-default        label="SUSE"        root=/dev/hda10        initrd=/boot/suse/initrd-2.6.5-7.151-default        append="desktop showopts splash=silent resume=/dev/hda5 devfs=nomount acpi=ht"        vga=0x317        read-onlyimage=/boot/xandros/vmlinuz-2.4.22-x1        label="Xandros"        root=/dev/hda6[root@192 rejean]# cat /etc/lilo.conf# WARNING: do not forget to run lilo after modifying this filedefault="linux"boot=/dev/hdamap=/boot/mapkeytable=/boot/us-latin1.kltpromptnowarntimeout=100message=/boot/messagemenu-scheme=wb:bw:wb:bwimage=/boot/vmlinuz        label="linux"        root=/dev/hda8        initrd=/boot/initrd.img        append="acpi=ht resume=/dev/hda5 splash=silent"        vga=788        read-onlyimage=/boot/vmlinuz        label="linux-nonfb"        root=/dev/hda8        initrd=/boot/initrd.img        append="acpi=ht resume=/dev/hda5"        read-onlyimage=/boot/vmlinuz        label="failsafe"        root=/dev/hda8        initrd=/boot/initrd.img        append="failsafe acpi=ht resume=/dev/hda5 devfs=nomount"        read-onlyimage=/boot/suse/vmlinuz-2.6.5-7.151-default        label="SUSE"        root=/dev/hda10        initrd=/boot/suse/initrd-2.6.5-7.151-default        append="desktop showopts splash=silent resume=/dev/hda5 devfs=nomount acpi=ht"        vga=0x317        read-onlyimage=/boot/xandros/vmlinuz-2.4.22-x1        label="Xandros"        root=/dev/hda6        initrd=/boot/xandros/initrd-2.4.22-x1.gz        append="rw acpi=on noagp splash=silent"        vga=0xf04image=/boot/ubuntu/vmlinuz-2.6.10-5-386        label="Kubuntu"        root=/dev/hdc1        initrd=/boot/ubuntu/initrd.img-2.6.10-5-386        read-only[root@192 rejean]#                                                        initrd=/boot/xandros/initrd-2.4.22-x1.gz        append="rw acpi=on noagp splash=silent"        vga=0xf04image=/boot/ubuntu/vmlinuz-2.6.10-5-386        label="Kubuntu"        root=/dev/hdc1        initrd=/boot/ubuntu/initrd.img-2.6.10-5-386        read-only[root@192 rejean]#                                                

Iĺl be out for about an hour but you will probably want me to "vi /etc/lilo.conf"which I will do, the "/sbin/lilo"and I will be back in business. Thanks again!

[Bruno]

LOL . . . well, before you do /sbin/lilo I first want you to add this part to the Mandriva Lilo:

image=/boot/pclos/vmlinuz-2.6.11-oci11.mdk-i586-up-1GB        label="PCLos-9"        root=/dev/hda1        initrd=/boot/pclos/initrd-2.6.11-oci11.mdk-i586-up-1GB.img        append="devfs=nomount acpi=ht noapic nolapic nomce splash=silent"        vga=788        read-only

:DB) Bruno

[réjean]

As I said:

[root@192 rejean]# vi /etc/lilo.conf[root@192 rejean]# /sbin/liloAdded linux *Added linux-nonfbAdded failsafeAdded SUSEAdded XandrosAdded KubuntuAdded PCLos-9[root@192 rejean]#       [/codesee you in pclos land in a while.Thanks again Bruno!!!

[Bruno]

Looks good . . . . should do the trick :) Bruno

[réjean]

Hi again!Unfortunately it didn't Bruno. When I try to get into PcLos I get the splash screen but nothing is goind on in what I call the "progress bar" nor do i get the message about "booting ..."and "press ESC" for verbose. Must have something to do with my graphic card. Pclos worked fine when I had it on the MBR byitself or when I booted into it from the live cd with the following code: ivecd xres=800x600 xbpp=24 xdrv=vesa". Any suggestion? Anyone?

[BarryB]

can you boot pclos into level 3..if so you could reconfigure X then try to boot againWhen you get the lilo-screen where you can choose what distro to boot press the Esc-key and you will get a prompt . . . at that prompt type:CODE PCLos 3Oops forgot part, then log as root, then XFdrake, it should let you set your res/color depth and vesa.

[Bruno]

when I booted into it from the live cd with the following code: ivecd xres=800x600 xbpp=24 xdrv=vesa"

Réjean . . . a thing you can try: in the lilo.conf part you just added . . there is "vga=788" . . . change that to "vga=normal" ( or vga=771 ) . . . then run "/sbin/lilo" again . . .that should do the trick . . and then you can try to boot PCLos again. Bruno

[réjean]

Hi all!Could someone else come to Bruno's rescue here and tell me what else I could change to make pclos 9 work (again) for me, please. I had it working as a LiveCD with the following cheatcodes:"xres=800x600, xbpp=24, xdrv=vesa" and I had it working fine using the previous cheatcode to boot into the livecd as root and install with the bootloader on the "hda" MBR. Now that I have the bootloader on "/dev/hda1" with everything supposely right in Mandriva "/etc/lilo.conf" I cannot log into pclos. I have tried Brunos's last 3 suggestions with just about all the permutations possible for "pclos 3" including some with "pclos-9 3" with capital "p" to start with and ending with capital "s"but to no go. I've tried "vga=normal" and "vga=771". Any suggestion anyone? Julia?If I have to I could reinstall PClos with the bootloader in MBR and adapt it's "/etc/lilo.conf" so that it includes the other distros. Does it sound like a good idea?

[teacher]

Hmmm. I have gone back over and looked at this. If it worked from the short one, it should work from the Mandrake Lilo. Make sure you have the append line 100% correct. If that does not work I would follow Barry's advice to try to run from level 3 and redo your config. There has to be a typo somewhere or else you have messed up your config in the rebooting attempts.

[réjean]

Thanks Julia!Sorry about attributing Barry's suggestion about typing PCLos 3 to Bruno's instead of Barry. Sorry Barry. I was in and out of the house all day and didn't realised someone else had posted. Anyway, Julia, dear Teacher, I have reinstalled pclos this morning the EXACT same way I had done previously ( knowing it had been succesful before) except ,of course, for Bruno's recommendation to change the type of the partition and to reformat it AND to put the bootloader on the /dev/hda1 partition instead of the /hda MBR.just for anyone's interest here is the append line as suggested by Bruno:

 append="devfs=nomount acpi=ht noapic nolapic nomce splash=silent"

[BarryB]

I can imagine this has been a bear for you...and you tried PCLos-9 3..and several combo's? may I ask what does happen when you try that?

[réjean]

I can imagine this has been a bear for you...and you tried PCLos-9 3..and several combo's?  may I ask what does happen when you try that?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hi barry!Thanks for trying to come to my rescue. Here is what happens when I try your suggestion; I reboot, then at the bootlogging screen I press "ESC" then I print "PCLos-9 3" as yousee it it and the splash screen or opening screen shows up with the progress bar in the middle but nothing else. If I click on "Esc"after awhile I see the last line in the verbose mode:

kernel panic -not sync: No init found. Try passing init=option to kernel.

Well that may be find and dandy to you my good friend but how in the world do i do such a thing? If you or Teacher or Bruno or mbell or anyone else familiar with pclos has an idea I will be more than willing to try it because as I said in my original post I think I like it, so much so that I wouldn' t mind reinstalling it and have it on my MBR and just figure out the rest of my partitionś bootlogging because I am getting so tired about problems with what is now Mandriva.

[Bruno]

Hi RéjeanPlease show me again

# cat /etc/lilo.conf

Bruno

[réjean]

Hi Bruno or anyone!Sorry or taking so long to reply but I just got back from work. Here it goes:

[rejean@192 ~]$ suPassword:[root@192 rejean]# cat /etc/lilo.conf# WARNING: do not forget to run lilo after modifying this filedefault="linux"boot=/dev/hdamap=/boot/mapkeytable=/boot/us-latin1.kltpromptnowarntimeout=100message=/boot/messagemenu-scheme=wb:bw:wb:bwimage=/boot/vmlinuz        label="linux"        root=/dev/hda8        initrd=/boot/initrd.img        append="acpi=ht resume=/dev/hda5 splash=silent"        vga=788        read-onlyimage=/boot/vmlinuz        label="linux-nonfb"        root=/dev/hda8        initrd=/boot/initrd.img        append="acpi=ht resume=/dev/hda5"        read-onlyimage=/boot/vmlinuz        label="failsafe"        root=/dev/hda8        initrd=/boot/initrd.img        append="failsafe acpi=ht resume=/dev/hda5 devfs=nomount"        read-onlyimage=/boot/suse/vmlinuz-2.6.5-7.151-default        label="SUSE"        root=/dev/hda10        initrd=/boot/suse/initrd-2.6.5-7.151-default        append="desktop showopts splash=silent resume=/dev/hda5 devfs=nomount acpi=ht"        vga=0x317        read-onlyimage=/boot/xandros/vmlinuz-2.4.22-x1        label="Xandros"        root=/dev/hda6        initrd=/boot/xandros/initrd-2.4.22-x1.gz        append="rw acpi=on noagp splash=silent"        vga=0xf04image=/boot/ubuntu/vmlinuz-2.6.10-5-386        label="Kubuntu"        root=/dev/hdc1        initrd=/boot/ubuntu/initrd.img-2.6.10-5-386        read-onlyimage=/boot/pclos/vmlinuz-2.6.11-oci11.mdk-i586-up-1GB        label="PCLos-9"        root=/dev/hda1        initrd=/boot/pclos/initrd-2.6.11-oci11.mdk-i586-up-1GB.img        append="devfs=nomount acpi=ht noapic nolapic nomce splash=silent"        vga=788        read-only[root@192 rejean]#

As you can see I copied and pasted the entry for pclos from your previous post.

[Bruno]

Rejean . .. please apply the following correction:

default="linux"boot=/dev/hdamap=/boot/mapkeytable=/boot/us-latin1.kltpromptnowarntimeout=100message=/boot/messagemenu-scheme=wb:bw:wb:bwimage=/boot/vmlinuz       label="linux"       root=/dev/hda8       initrd=/boot/initrd.img       append="acpi=ht resume=/dev/hda5 splash=silent"       vga=788       read-onlyimage=/boot/vmlinuz       label="linux-nonfb"       root=/dev/hda8       initrd=/boot/initrd.img       append="acpi=ht resume=/dev/hda5"       read-onlyimage=/boot/vmlinuz       label="failsafe"       root=/dev/hda8       initrd=/boot/initrd.img       append="failsafe acpi=ht resume=/dev/hda5 devfs=nomount"       read-onlyimage=/boot/suse/vmlinuz-2.6.5-7.151-default       label="SUSE"       root=/dev/hda10       initrd=/boot/suse/initrd-2.6.5-7.151-default       append="desktop showopts splash=silent resume=/dev/hda5 devfs=nomount acpi=ht"       vga=0x317       read-onlyimage=/boot/xandros/vmlinuz-2.4.22-x1       label="Xandros"       root=/dev/hda6       initrd=/boot/xandros/initrd-2.4.22-x1.gz       append="rw acpi=on noagp splash=silent"       vga=0xf04image=/boot/ubuntu/vmlinuz-2.6.10-5-386       label="Kubuntu"       root=/dev/hdc1       initrd=/boot/ubuntu/initrd.img-2.6.10-5-386       read-onlyimage=/boot/pclos/vmlinuz-2.6.11-oci11.mdk-i586-up-1GB       label="PCLos-9"       root=/dev/hda1       initrd=/boot/pclos/initrd-2.6.11-oci11.mdk-i586-up-1GB.img       append="devfs=nomount acpi=ht noapic nolapic nomce splash=silent"      vga=771       read-only

And after that run

# /sbin/lilo

And then try to boot PCLos again . . . . . . . . if the boot fails . . change the vga=771 to vga=normal and run /sbin/lilo again and try booting once more . . . . :DB) Bruno