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[Eric Womack <eric AT sourcemage.com>]

Quoting Wyatt Draggoo <wyatt AT draggoo.com>:

> > Out of curiosity, is this option even necessary?  Ie, if, after doing the
> > kernel install, you go and edit lilo.conf (which the menu option presents
> > you with) and you put in the appropriate 'disc' instead of 'part',
> doesn't
> > that re-do the MBR properly?  If it does, is this something that should
> be
> > made clearer in the install guide?
> > 
> > If not, why not?
> > 
> > Obviously, I'd like to try and curb this kind of problem.
> 
> Maybe we should find out if we should switch the default to disc instead of
> part.  I have *never* put LILO on anything but the MBR, and have to change
> it during the install every time.  If the majority of the folks installing
> SMGL are the same, we could change the default lilo.conf, and add a notice
> saying we did so to the installer.

OK, I have gone back again and re-reinstalled, and when I put disc in plac 
(with the latest ISO) it tells me that /devices/whatever does not exist.  In 
fact, this has been the case for me for a while and I have always had to 
put /dev/hda1 instead.  But even after doing that, it doesn't boot.

I don't mind having to install a dozen or so times on this machine, so I am 
open to more ideas and/or new updates.

Oh, there is a small typo in the installer.  When you select "Reconfigure 
LILO"  at the bottom, the info section says" ... run-run /sbin/lilo" instead 
of 
re-run.



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Eric Womack
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