LILO

[kobedf 0]

I Have Debian 3.0r2

I wanted to install Lilo on a Floppy......but i didn't find any option to do this .So i made a boot disk ......but that contains the kernel ...and it takes some time for the OS to start.

I don't want to put LILO on the HDD or MBR because i want Windows to boot as the default OS when there is no floppy in the FDD.

 

How can i put Lilo on a floppy now?

[egorgry 0]

You can boot windows as teh default with lilo installed on the HD but to answer your question...

1) Insert an empty floppy

2) Format the floppy: fdformat /dev/fd0H1440 (if necessary)

3) Create an ext2 file system on the floppy: /sbin/mke2fs /dev/fd0

4) Mount the floppy device: mount /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy

5) Copy the boot files:

- cp /boot/boot.b /mnt/floppy

- cp /boot/vmlinuz-2.version /mnt/floppy

- cp /boot/initrd-2.version /mnt/floppy (if you have one)

6) Create a copy of /etc/lilo.conf

7) cp /etc/lilo.conf /etc/lilo.floppy

8) Modify /etc/lilo.floppy

9) Run LiLo: /sbin/lilo -C /etc/lilo.floppy

10) Unmount the floppy drive: umount /mnt/floppy

11) Reboot the computer using the newly created floppy