Bob B wrote:
i add that line initrd = /boot/kernel version and it doesnt know about it no such file or dir!
and you should have an entry in lilo.conf like: image = /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.17 label = l-17 root = /dev/hda3 initrd = /boot/initrd-2.4.17 restricted
Well, like I said, you may not need it, and it won't be there if you didn't create it. The new kernels are becoming modular, so you may as well learn about initrd, even if you don't need it for your particular kernel. Because all stock distributions are coming with it. The "restricted" line just makes you give the global password when you try to boot single, or otherwise hack the system, like with boot: linux init=/bin/sh You should post the dir listing of /boot, and the section of lilo.conf that is related to your kernel.