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From: aea@capecod.net (Alfredo E. Alvarenga)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: FreeBSD stanza for LILO needed
Date: 15 May 1997 16:00:43 -0400
Organization: Alvarenga & Associates
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I am currently running Slackware Linux 2.0.20.  I have it
installed in /dev/sda and use LILO as the boot manager.

I have installed FreeBSD 2.2.1 on /dev/sdc1 using SYSINSTALL and
when prompted for the MBR choice I chose 'None' in order to keep
using LILO.  I want to get to know FreeBSD by using /dev/sdc as
my sandbox so that I may evaluate it for use in my actual work.

I don't know what is the name/location of the kernel image I need
for booting FreeBSD under LILO.  Any information/pointers as to
what to write in the FreeBSD stanza for LILO would be greatly
appreciated.

My "lilo.conf" follows:

    # LILO configuration file
    # generated by 'liloconfig'
    #
    # Start LILO global section
    boot = /dev/sda
    #compact        # faster, but won't work on all systems.
    prompt
    vga = normal    # force sane state
    ramdisk = 0     # paranoia setting
    # End LILO global section
    # Linux bootable partition config begins
    image = /vmlinuz
      root = /dev/sda2
      label = linux
      read-only # Non-UMSDOS filesystems should be mounted read-only
                # for checking
    # Linux bootable partition config ends
    # Linux bootable partition config begins
    image = /zImage
      root = /dev/sda2
      label = new
      read-only # Non-UMSDOS filesystems should be mounted read-only
                # for checking
    # Linux bootable partition config ends

                                                Thanks in advance,

                                                        Alfredo
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Alfredo Alvarenga