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Frodo
10-05-2001, 09:37 PM
I tried editing my /etc/lilo.conf file to boot into windows by default. I also did /sbin/lilo to save the changes (I read that it was necessary to do that). I get a message that says
Added windows *
Syntax error near line 13 in file /etc/lilo.conf

Here's my file

boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
default=windows
keytable=/boot/us.klt
lba32
prompt
timeout=50
message=/boot/message-graphic
menu-scheme=wb:bw:wb:bw
image=/dev/hda1
label=windows
table=/dev/hda1
image=/boot/vmlinuz
label=linux
root=/dev/hda5
read-only
other=/dev/fd0
label=floppy
unsafe
other=/boot/vmlinuz
label=failsafe
root=/dev/hda5
append=" failsafe"
read-only

Have I messed something up? Thanx for any help.

Cuthbert
10-05-2001, 10:49 PM
Line 13, the one that says table=/dev/hda1 should be image=/dev/hda1. And get rid of line 11.

Linuxcool
10-05-2001, 11:44 PM
Change line 11 to this:

other=/dev/hda1

Change line 13 to this:

table=/dev/hda

And line 21 to:

image=/boot/vmlinuz

[ 05 October 2001: Message edited by: Linuxcool ]

DMR
10-06-2001, 03:17 AM
Just to second the motion, it should read as Linuxcool stated.

Frodo
10-09-2001, 12:47 AM
I tried Linuxcool's suggestion. It worked exactly as I needed it to. I'm not sure how my lilo.conf file had so many errors. Anyway, thanx a bunch for all the suggestions.

Linuxcool
10-10-2001, 12:27 AM
You're welcome.