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James Miller wrote:
>
> The second possibility seems to me the best: 2) install 
> lilo from Slack 7.1 (it's in the dir Steven indicated - 
> you can download it from the 'net).  For this, you'd use 
> installpkg or pkgtool.  I'm guessing - but this is only 
> a guess - that it would involve pretty much the same steps
> that you followed for the BL1 lilo version.  

The BL1 lilo package comes preconfigured for BasicLinux.
The Slackware 7.1 package doesn't.

> You might also need to create a /etc/lilo.conf file.  

Something like:
------------------
boot=/dev/hda
image=/boot/zimage
label=BasicLinux
root=/dev/hda1
read-only
------------------
Make sure you put your kernel (zimage) in the /boot directory.
I think you also need a boot.b there (although I'm not sure
where that comes from).  Then execute "lilo -v"

Note:  I do not personally use lilo and I do not recommend
       it to newbies.

Cheers,
Steven