August 1999
Beginner
760 pages
23h 55m
English
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Image Options
The following options are specified for a particular image:
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alias=name Provides an alternate name for the image that can be used instead of the name specified with the
labeloption.-
image=pathname Specifies the file or device containing the boot image of a bootable Linux kernel. Each per-image section that specifies a bootable Linux kernel starts with an
imageoption. See also therangeoption.-
label=name Specifies the name that is used for the image at the boot prompt. Defaults to the filename of the image file (without the path).
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loader=chain-loader For a non-Linux operating system, specifies the chain loader to which LILO should pass control for booting that operating system. The default is /boot/chain.b. If the system will be booted from a drive that is neither the first hard disk nor a floppy, the chain loader must be specified.
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lock Tells LILO to record the boot command line and use it as the default for future boots until it is overridden by a new boot command line.
lockis useful if there is a set of options that you need to enter on the boot command line every time you boot the system.-
optional Specifies that the image should be omitted if it is not available when the map is created by the lilo command. Useful for specifying test kernels that are not always present.
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password=password Specifies that the image is password protected and provides the password that the user is prompted for when booting. The password is not encrypted in the ...
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