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<TITLE>2.3.7 Creating the boot floppy or installing LILO</TITLE>
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<BR> <HR><A NAME=tex2html2687 HREF="node79.html"><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="next" SRC="next_motif.gif"></A> <A NAME=tex2html2685 HREF="node70.html"><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="up" SRC="up_motif.gif"></A> <A NAME=tex2html2679 HREF="node77.html"><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="previous" SRC="previous_motif.gif"></A> <A NAME=tex2html2689 HREF="node1.html"><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="contents" SRC="contents_motif.gif"></A> <A NAME=tex2html2690 HREF="node250.html"><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="index" SRC="index_motif.gif"></A> <BR>
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<B> Next:</B> <A NAME=tex2html2688 HREF="node79.html">2.3.8 Additional installation procedures</A>
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<B>Up:</B> <A NAME=tex2html2686 HREF="node70.html">2.3 Installing the Linux </A>
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<B> Previous:</B> <A NAME=tex2html2680 HREF="node77.html">2.3.6.1 Installing Slackware with </A>
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<H2><A NAME=SECTION00437000000000000000>2.3.7 Creating the boot floppy or installing LILO</A></H2>
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<A NAME=1491> </A>
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<A NAME=1493> </A>
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Every distribution provides some means of booting your new Linux system
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after you have installed the software. In many cases, the installation
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procedure will create a ``boot floppy'' which contains a Linux kernel
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configured to use your newly-created root filesystem. In
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order to boot Linux, you would boot from this floppy, and control would
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be transferred to your hard drive after booting.
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On other distributions, this ``boot floppy'' is the installation floppy
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itself.
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Many distributions give you the option of installing <b>LILO</b> on your
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hard drive. LILO is a program that is installed on your drive's master
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boot record. It is able to boot a number of operating systems, including
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MS-DOS and Linux, and allows you to select at startup time which to boot.
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For the Slackware distribution, the <tt>Configure</tt> item in the
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<tt>setup</tt> menu will allow you to create a boot floppy as well
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as install LILO. These options should be fairly self-explanatory.
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The <tt>Configure</tt> menu item also allows you to specify your
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modem, mouse, and timezone information.
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In order for LILO to be installed successfully, it needs to know a good
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deal of information about your drive configuration---for example, which
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partitions contain which operating systems, how to boot each operating
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system, and so on. Many distributions, when installing LILO, attempt
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to ``guess'' at the appropriate parameters for your configuration.
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Although it's not often, the automated LILO installation provided by
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some distributions can fail, and leave your master boot record in
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shambles (although it's very doubtful that any damage to the actual
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data on your hard drive will take place). In particular, if you use
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OS/2's Boot Manager, you should <em>not</em> install LILO using the
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automated procedure---there are special instructions for using LILO with
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the Boot Manager, which will be covered later.
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In many cases, it is best to use a boot floppy, until you have a chance
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to configure LILO yourself, by hand. If you're feeling exceptionally
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trustworthy, though, you can go ahead with the automated LILO installation
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if it is provided with your distribution.
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In Chapter <A HREF="node155.html#chapsysadmnum">4</A>, we'll cover
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in detail how to configure and install LILO for your particular setup.
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If everything goes well, then congratulations! You have just installed
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Linux on your system. Go have a Diet Coke or something---you deserve it.
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<P>
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In case you did run into any trouble, the next section
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will describe the most common sticking points for Linux installations,
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and how to get around them.
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<B> Next:</B> <A NAME=tex2html2688 HREF="node79.html">2.3.8 Additional installation procedures</A>
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<B>Up:</B> <A NAME=tex2html2686 HREF="node70.html">2.3 Installing the Linux </A>
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<B> Previous:</B> <A NAME=tex2html2680 HREF="node77.html">2.3.6.1 Installing Slackware with </A>
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<BR> <HR> <P>
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<P><ADDRESS>
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<I>Matt Welsh <BR>
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mdw@sunsite.unc.edu</I>
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