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Les Myer @ Hotmail wrote:
>
> Here is the content of my /etc/lilo.conf:
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> # boot=/dev/hda ###  this line puts lilo in MBR of primary harddrive
> image=/boot/zimage
>   label=BL3
>   root=CURRENT
>   read-write
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> It appears to me that lilo.conf is set for read-write.

The config file is set for read-write, but it does not appear
to be activated.  Do you perhaps have a different version of
lilo (eg from an old installation) on that machine?

> I should note that 3 lines above the final "sleeping forever" 
> line during boot from HD, it does display
> "VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem) readonly".

There is your problem.  It is mounted readonly.  You need to
find a way to get it to mount read-write.  What does it say
when you execute:
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lilo -v 
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Cheers,
Steven

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