C.7. Record LILO configuration

Record the current value of append= , boot= and linear in /etc/lilo.conf .

Example C-2. Displaying the LILO configuration

bash#
 
fgrep append= /etc/lilo.conf


append="console=tty0 console=ttyS0,9600n8"


bash#
 
fgrep boot= /etc/lilo.conf


boot=/dev/hda


bash#
 
fgrep linear /etc/lilo.conf


bash#

If the boot= parameter points to a hard disk then LILO is installed in the master boot record, or MBR . It can also point to a partition.

If the linear parameter is present then the hard disk that is booted from uses linear block addressing, or LBA .