From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (int-mx1.corp.redhat.com [172.16.44.254]) by listman.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1BA503FC07 for ; Tue, 15 Jan 2002 15:34:51 -0500 (EST) Received: from mail.redhat.com (mail.redhat.com [12.107.208.239]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id g0FKYoW20866 for ; Tue, 15 Jan 2002 15:34:50 -0500 Received: (from mail@localhost) by mail.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.8.7) id g0FKYo608248 for blinux-list@listman.redhat.com; Tue, 15 Jan 2002 15:34:50 -0500 Received: from ark.linwin.com (ark.linwin.com [198.144.195.43]) by mail.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.8.7) with ESMTP id g0FKYnw08233 for ; Tue, 15 Jan 2002 15:34:50 -0500 Received: from raffi by ark.linwin.com with local (Exim 3.22 #1) id 16QaIE-0008A1-00 for blinux-list@redhat.com; Tue, 15 Jan 2002 12:34:50 -0800 Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 12:34:50 -0800 From: Rafael To: blinux-list@redhat.com Subject: Re: booting in to linux. Message-ID: <20020115123450.A31367@ark.linwin.com> References: <20020114215800.B29714@ark.linwin.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: ; from mgorse@mgorse.dhs.org on Tue, Jan 15, 2002 at 10:29:22AM -0500 X-Loop: blinux-list@redhat.com Sender: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com Errors-To: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com X-BeenThere: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.1 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: blinux-list@redhat.com List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: On Tue, Jan 15, 2002 at 10:29:22AM -0500, Mike Gorse wrote: > On Mon, 14 Jan 2002, Rafael wrote: > > > What's most important about it is that it doesn't matter where the kernles > > are. Another words, the BIOS limitation of 1024 cylinders is not limiting > > you to boot from partitions that reside beyond 1024th cylinder. > > This can be done with lilo (starting with version 21, I believe) by > placing "lba32" in /etc/lilo.conf. Yes, but why bother with it when the other tool is so much better IMO. You can edit the menu and other parameters from it's prompt. There is a graphics file called splash.xpm.gz which dumps graphics on the screen. My guess is that it could be replaced with some kind of sound file and redirected to other ports for visualy impaired. -- Rafael