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[Net Llama!]

On 07/18/03 21:32, koko wrote:

> Sorry if it seems I'm asking to be spoonfed, but I am fearful of hosing the 
> boot process altogether.  Here are the relevant lines of'menu.lst':
> 
> #boot=/dev/hda
> default=0
> timeout=10
> splashimage= (hd1,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
> title Red Hat Linux (2.4.7-10)
>               root (hd1,0)
>                kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.7-10 ro root=/dev/hdd3 hdc=ide-scsi
>                 initrd /initrd - 2.4.7-10.img
> 
> Should that crosshatch be present before the first line (#boot=/dev/hda) ??

i dunno, i'm not a grub user, LILO is still my preference.  i'd say leave 
it as-is for now.

> When you say to edit this file,   where would I put the "appropriate lines" 
> and what is the syntax?  

Just add what Keith provided to the bottom of the file, and you should be 
all set, i believe.  as long as you don't remove anything, you can't cause 
any harm.

> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Friday 18 July 2003 11:37 pm, you wrote:
> 
>>On Fri, 18 Jul 2003 23:29:13 -0400 Kirk Ingvoldstad <koko1 at cox.net> 
> 
> professed:
> 
>>>OK.  That would be my next question.  How do I fix the grub entry?
>>
>>Edit /boot/grub/menu.lst and add the appropriate lines, it's that easy.

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