Re: Booting problems

[Bruce Smith <bruce@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I've recompiled my kernel, made a new lilo entry, and it boots. When it
> tries to check the file systems /dev/sda3 (/) is already mounted and it
> gives me an error message, and gives me the option of checking it
> anyway, but warns me not to. I've attached my lilo.conf. I'm not sure if
> the problem is there, or the way I configured my kernel.
> 
> Dan

Try adding "read-only" to the correct section in /etc/lilo.conf .

i.e.  Looks at the changes I made to your lilo.conf file:

> boot = /dev/sda
> timeout = 50
> prompt
>   default = 98
>   vga = normal
>   read-only
> map=/boot/map
> install=/boot/boot.b
> image = /usr/src/linux-2.0.35/arch/i386/boot/bzImage
>   label = linux35
>   append = "mem=128M"
>   initrd = /usr/src/linux-2.0.35/arch/i386/boot/bzImage
>   root = /dev/sda3
   read-only
> image = /usr/src/linux-2.0.36/arch/i386/boot/bzImage
>   label = linux36
>   append = "mem=128M"
>   initrd = /usr/src/linux-2.0.36/arch/i386/boot/bzImage
>   root = /dev/sda3
   read-only
> other = /dev/sda1
>   label = 98
>   table=/dev/sda


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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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