[ale] Booting from hard drive

[smnoldelinux at mediaone.net]

Lilo seems to be one of the mysteries of the world to me.

Here's my /etc/lilo.conf:
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
prompt
timeout=50
default=linux

image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.12-20
	label=linux
	initrd=/boot/initrd-2.2.12-20.img
	read-only
	root=/dev/hda6

And /mnt/floppy/etc/lilo.conf:
boot=/dev/fd0
timeout=100
message=/boot/message
prompt
image=/vmlinuz-2.2.12-20
	label=linux
	root=/dev/hda6
image=/vmlinuz-2.2.12-20
	label=rescue
	append="load_ramdisk=2 prompt_ramdisk=1"
	root=/dev/fd0


Should I just add the boot line (boot=/dev/hda6) to the /etc/lilo.conf?

All help appreciated,
Scott

"Pritchard, Kenneth" wrote:
> 
> Scott wrote:
> 
> I seemed to have hosed my hard drive boot record long ago.  I've been
> forced to boot from a floppy ever since.  Is there a way to rebuild the
> boot sector/record so I don't have to use a floppy.  The key to all
> this, though, is to not risk the installation I've got now.
> 
> Thanks,
> Scott
> 
> Boot from your floppy and edit /etc/lilo.conf, then run lilo. Should install
> the bootloader.
> 
> Ken