From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mta03-svc.ntlworld.com ([62.253.162.43]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 16NO5O-0004bU-00 for ; Sun, 06 Jan 2002 19:56:22 -0500 Received: from gena-j.net ([80.4.51.107]) by mta03-svc.ntlworld.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.23 201-229-121-123-20010418) with ESMTP id <20020107005626.KZYU19499.mta03-svc.ntlworld.com@gena-j.net> for ; Mon, 7 Jan 2002 00:56:26 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=gena-j.net) by gena-j.net with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 16NP6W-0000j7-00 for ; Mon, 07 Jan 2002 02:01:36 +0000 To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: sample "lilo.conf", anyone? In-reply-to: Your message of Sun, 06 Jan 2002 17:02:46 -0500. Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2002 02:01:36 +0000 From: "Georgina" Message-Id: Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.7 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hi I'm no expert but I didn't see a delay or prompt commands. So it might be that your not being presented with a prompt although, something is booting the machine. Gena > This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, > while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. > Send mail to mime@docserver.cac.washington.edu for more info. > >--1614879647-446493011-1010354566=:1371 >Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII > >Hi, > >Ok, I'll attach my "lilo.conf", and make a "/boot/message". Withouth >such a file, I get some kind of prompt out the doubletalk, since >"serial" is enabled. Maybe it's not the real "lilo prompt"? > > >-Dave > > >On Sun, 6 >Jan 2002, Janina Sajka wrote: > >> Hmmm ... >> >> I can't remember if it's Ctrl-X or Alt-X -- But, if you haven't replaced >> the default /boot/message file, you have to do this to get to a command >> prompt. >> >> I don't remember which it is because I always replace my /boot/message >> with a file like the one attached. Part of the reason is the Ctrl-G chars >> that beep the speaker to let me know I'm at the lilo boot> prompt. >> >> PS: Can you attach your lilo.conf so we can see if there's anything else? >> >> 5 Jan 2002, Dave Hunt wrote: >> >> > Hi, >> > >> > I do have a '/etc/grub.conf'. Also, I've installed a file based on >> > Janina's '/lilo.conf'. I ran lilo after creating it. Now, I can only >> > boot my default. I have 'prompt' and 'timeout'. When I hear the "lilo" >> > message, I hit 'shift', then 'win', for instance, and my default Linux >> > partition boots, anyway. >> > >> > I'm still missing something, >> > >> > -Dave >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Speakup mailing list >> > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >> > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> > >> >> > >--1614879647-446493011-1010354566=:1371 >Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; name="lilo.conf" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: BASE64 >Content-ID: >Content-Description: >Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="lilo.conf" > >Ym9vdD0vZGV2L2hkYQ0KbWFwPS9ib290L21hcA0KaW5zdGFsbD0vYm9vdC9i >b290LmINCmNvbXBhY3QNCnRpbWVvdXQ9MA0KbWVzc2FnZT0vYm9vdC9tZXNz >YWdlDQpsYmEzMg0KZGVmYXVsdD13aW4NCnNlcmlhbD0wLDk2MDBOOA0KDQpp >bWFnZSA9IC9ib290L3ZtbGludXoNCmxhYmVsPWxpdGV0YWxrDQphbGlhcyA9 >IGwNCnZnYT0wWDMxNw0KcmVhZC1vbmx5DQpyb290PS9kZXYvaGRhMg0KYXBw >ZW5kID0gInNwZWFrdXBfc3ludGg9bHRsayBoZGM9aWRlLXNjc2kgaGRlPWlk >ZS1zY3NpIg0KDQppbWFnZSA9IC9ib290L3ZtbGludXoNCmxhYmVsPWJucw0K >YWxpYXMgPSBiDQp2Z2E9MFgzMTcNCnJlYWQtb25seQ0Kcm9vdD0vZGV2L2hk >YTINCmFwcGVuZCA9ICJzcGVha3VwX3N5bnRoPWJucyBoZGM9aWRlLXNjc2kg >aGRlPWlkZS1zY3NpIg0KDQpvdGhlcj0vZGV2L2hkYTENCm9wdGlvbmFsDQps >YWJlbD13aW4NCmFsaWFzID13DQoNCnRhYmxlID0gL2Rldi9oZGENCg== >--1614879647-446493011-1010354566=:1371-- > >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup