LILOCONFIG(8) liloconfig documentation LILOCONFIG(8)NAME
liloconfig - create new lilo.conf file (with diskid and uuid)
SYNOPSIS
liloconfig [-h] [-v] [-f] [lilo.conf]
DESCRIPTION
liloconfig is an simple program for creating a new lilo.conf file. After creating the new configuration file you must execute
'/sbin/lilo'.
liloconfig use the lilo.example.conf file as template. In the final lilo.conf file you find many useful comments for custom changes.
OPTIONS -h Print a brief help.
-v Print verbose messages.
-f Force overriding existing lilo.conf.
EXAMPLES
Lines in the configuration file /etc/lilo.conf:
### LILO global section ###
#large-memory
lba32
boot = /dev/sda
map = /boot/map
install = menu
menu-scheme = Wb:Yr:Wb:Wb
prompt
timeout = 100
vga = normal
#default = Linux
### LILO per-image section ###
#boot = /dev/sda
boot = /dev/disk/by-id/ata-SAMSUNG_SV1604N_S01FJ10X999999
image = /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5book-686
label = "Linux"
#root = /dev/sda1
root = "UUID=18843936-00f9-4df0-a373-000d05a5dd44"
read-only
# restricted
# alias = 1
# optional
initrd = /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5book-686
image = /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-686
label = "Linux Old"
#root = /dev/sda1
root = "UUID=18843936-00f9-4df0-a373-000d05a5dd44"
read-only
# restricted
# alias = 2
# optional
initrd = /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-686
COPYRIGHT and LICENSE
Copyright (C) 2011 Joachim Wiedorn
This script is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License version 2 can be found in `/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2'.
AUTHOR
lilconfig was written by Joachim Wiedorn.
This manual page was written by Joachim Wiedorn <ad_debian at joonet.de> for the Debian project (and may be used by others).
SEE ALSO lilo(8), update-lilo(8), lilo-uuid-diskid(8)23.1 2011-03-20 LILOCONFIG(8)
Check Out this Related Man Page
LILO(8) System Manager's Manual LILO(8)NAME
lilo - install boot loader
SYNOPSIS
Main function:
/sbin/lilo - install boot loader
Auxiliary uses:
/sbin/lilo -q - query map
/sbin/lilo -R - set default command line for next reboot
/sbin/lilo -I - inquire path name of current kernel
/sbin/lilo {-u|-U} - uninstall lilo
DESCRIPTION
lilo installs a boot loader that will be activated next time you boot. It has lots of options.
-v Increase verbosity. Giving one or more -v options will make lilo more verbose.
-q List the currently mapped files. lilo maintains a file, by default /boot/map, containing the name and location of the kernel(s) to
boot. This option will list the names therein.
-m map-file
Use specified map file instead of the default.
-C config-file
lilo reads its instructions about what files to map from its config file, by default /etc/lilo.conf. This option can be used to
specify a non-default config file.
-d delay
If you have specified several kernels, and press Shift at boot-time, the boot loader will present you with a choice of which system
to boot. After a timeout period the first kernel in the list is booted. This option specifies the timeout delay in deciseconds.
-D label
Use the kernel with the given label, instead of the first one in the list, as the default kernel to boot.
-r root-directory
Before doing anything else, do a chroot to the indicated directory. Used for repairing a setup from a boot floppy.
-t Test only. Do not really write a new boot sector or map file. Use together with -v to find out what lilo is about to do.
-c Enable map compaction. This will merge read requests from adjacent sectors. Speeds up the booting (especially from floppy).
-f disk-tab
Specify disk geometry parameter file. (The default is /etc/disktab.)
-i boot-sector
Specify a file to be used as the new boot sector. (The default is /boot/boot.b.)
-l Generate linear sector addresses instead of sector/head/cylinder addresses.
-L Generate 32-bit Logical Block Addresses instead of C:H:S addresses, allowing access to all partitions on disks greater than 8.4Gb.
-P {fix|ignore}
Fix (or ignore) `corrupt' partition tables, i.e., partition tables with linear and sector/head/cylinder addresses that do not corre-
spond.
-s save-file
When lilo overwrites the boot sector, it preserves the old contents in a file, by default /boot/boot.NNNN where NNNN depends on the
device. This option specifies an alternate save file for the boot sector. (Or, together with the -u option, specifies from where to
restore the boot sector.)
-S save-file
Normally, lilo will not overwrite an existing save file. This options says that overwriting is allowed.
-u device-name
Uninstall lilo, by copying the saved boot sector back. A time-stamp is checked.
-U device-name
Idem, but do not check the time-stamp.
-R command line
This option sets the default command for the boot loader the next time it executes. The boot loader will then erase this line: this
is a once-only command. It is typically used in reboot scripts, just before calling `shutdown -r'.
-I label
The label of the running kernel can be found in the environment variable BOOT_IMAGE after startup. This command will print the cor-
responding path name on stdout.
-V Print version number.
The above command line options correspond to the key words in the config file indicated below.
-b bootdev boot=bootdev
-c compact
-d dsec delay=dsec
-D label default=label
-i bootsector install=bootsector
-f file disktab=file
-l linear
-L lba32
-m mapfile map=mapfile
-P fix fix-table
-P ignore ignore-table
-s file backup=file
-S file force-backup=file
-v verbose=level
SEE ALSO lilo.conf(5).
The lilo distribution comes with very extensive documentation.
AUTHOR
Werner Almesberger (almesber@bernina.ethz.ch).
John Coffman (johninsd@san.rr.com) (lba32 extensions).
20 March 2000 LILO(8)