5.1. Configure Linux kernel using
LILO
For each image entry in
/etc/lilo.conf add the line:
Sometimes the append line will already
exist. For example
In this case, the existing append line is
modified to pass all the parameters. The result is:
As a complete example, a typical
/etc/lilo.conf configuration from
Red Hat Linux
7.1 is:
Example 5-1. Complete LILO configuration, as
installed by vendor
boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
prompt
timeout=50
message=/boot/message
default=linux
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.2-2
label=linux
read-only
root=/dev/hda6
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.2-2.img |
This is modified to
Example 5-2. Complete LILO configuration, modified for serial console
boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
prompt
default=linux
# Changes for serial console on COM1: in global section
# Deleted: message=/boot/message
serial=0,9600n8
timeout=100
restricted
password=de7mGPe3i8
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.2-2
label=linux
read-only
root=/dev/hda6
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.2-2.img
# Changes for serial console on COM1: in each image section
append="console=tty0 console=ttyS0,9600n8" |
Now that we have finished configuring
LILO, use the lilo
command to install the new boot record onto the disk: