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["Les Myer @ Hotmail" <lmyer_rwl AT hotmail.com>]

HI Steven,

When I execute "lilo-v", the following appears:
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LILO version 20, Copyright 1992-1997 Werner Almesberger

Reading boot sector from current root.
Merging with /boot/boot.b
Boot image: /boot/zimage
Added BL3 *
/boot/boot.0301 exists - no backup copy made.
Writing boot sector
-----------------------------------

I believe there was no old lilo before install, but.................before
installing BL3, I did make new partitions "linux native" (hda1) and "linux
swap" (hda2) and root filesystem on using cfdisk and Slackware 4.0 install
(boot) disks.  I did subsequently perform "mke2fs /dev/hda1" and then
mounted it "mount /dev/hda1 /hd" from inside BL3 before performing
"install-to-hd" - so wouldn't that first command write over anything left
from before, including any old lilo?

I used the cfdisk and slackware 4.0 install (boot disks) because I was not
comfortable with fdisk commands.

Thanks in advance,

Les


> 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:
> -------
> lilo -v
> -------
>
> Cheers,
> Steven