Hi, Ok, I'll attach my "lilo.conf", and make a "/boot/message". Withouth such a file, I get some kind of prompt out the doubletalk, since "serial" is enabled. Maybe it's not the real "lilo prompt"? -Dave On Sun, 6 Jan 2002, Janina Sajka wrote: > Hmmm ... > > I can't remember if it's Ctrl-X or Alt-X -- But, if you haven't replaced > the default /boot/message file, you have to do this to get to a command > prompt. > > I don't remember which it is because I always replace my /boot/message > with a file like the one attached. Part of the reason is the Ctrl-G chars > that beep the speaker to let me know I'm at the lilo boot> prompt. > > PS: Can you attach your lilo.conf so we can see if there's anything else? > > 5 Jan 2002, Dave Hunt wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I do have a '/etc/grub.conf'. Also, I've installed a file based on > > Janina's '/lilo.conf'. I ran lilo after creating it. Now, I can only > > boot my default. I have 'prompt' and 'timeout'. When I hear the "lilo" > > message, I hit 'shift', then 'win', for instance, and my default Linux > > partition boots, anyway. > > > > I'm still missing something, > > > > -Dave > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > -------------- next part -------------- boot=/dev/hda map=/boot/map install=/boot/boot.b compact timeout=0 message=/boot/message lba32 default=win serial=0,9600N8 image = /boot/vmlinuz label=litetalk alias = l vga=0X317 read-only root=/dev/hda2 append = "speakup_synth=ltlk hdc=ide-scsi hde=ide-scsi" image = /boot/vmlinuz label=bns alias = b vga=0X317 read-only root=/dev/hda2 append = "speakup_synth=bns hdc=ide-scsi hde=ide-scsi" other=/dev/hda1 optional label=win alias =w table = /dev/hda
