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elmarsa dice wrote:
>
> > > boot=/dev/hda1
> > > image=/boot/zimage
> > >    label=BL3
> > >    root=/dev/hda1
> > >    read-write
> > 
> > That should be:  boot=/dev/hda
> 
> because you point to hda1 in hd root=/dev/hda1 
> I assumed it should be the same in lilo.

Yes, the root filesystem is at /dev/hda1
and it is used both in "hd root=/dev/hda1"
and in /etc/lilo.conf

However, before Linux starts running on the root 
filesystem, it has to boot the kernel.  That's what
"boot=/dev/hda" is for.  It tells lilo to boot the
kernel directly from the MBR of the primary-master HD.  

The other (default) option is to boot the kernel from
a partition (leaving the MBR untouched).  That relies 
on an existing boot-loader in the MBR to boot your
partition (because the partition table shows your
partition as the boot partition).  Apparently your
existing MBR did not have a suitable boot-loader.
So we use the "boot=/dev/hda" option to put lilo in
the MBR (overwriting the existing boot-loader).

> That worked.  

That's great news.  Sorry it took so long to sort it out.

Cheers,
Steven