Dear Mads, Here is the /etc/lilo.conf from the machine I can't change: boot = /dev/sdb1 vga = normal read-only menu-scheme = Wg:kw:Wg:Wg prompt timeout = 80 message = /boot/message image = /boot/vmlinuz_24 label = linux_2.4 root = /dev/sdb3 initrd = /boot/initrd_24 image = /boot/vmlinuz label = linux root = /dev/sdb3 initrd = /boot/initrd optional image = /boot/vmlinuz.suse label = suse root = /dev/sdb3 initrd = /boot/initrd.suse optional other = /dev/sda1 label = windows image = /boot/memtest.bin label = memtest86 This is the order I WANT, but it is not the order displayed!! PeterB Mads Martin Jørgensen wrote:

* Peter B. Van Campen [May 10. 2001 14:06]:

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Greetings to SuSEers,

I have two SuSE 7.1 systems; one has LILO on the MBR of HD, the other has NT4 so LILO created a LILO Boot diskette. I have been able to re-arrange the order of boot choices on the LILO graphical screen on the LILO on HD MBR system as shown on the SDB ( edit /etc/lilo.conf, then issue 'lilo' from cmd line). But when I re-arrange the choices on the diskette sys and rerun lilo the boot screen is in the old order. I must assume that there is something on the lilo diskette that must be changed to re-arrange the boot order. However I am unable to mount the lilo diskette, the sys error says "you must specify the filesystem"; but this is from a "mount /floppy" cmd issued from console. I CAN mount msdos diskettes w/o error. Can any one help me understand what I need to do to change the order of boot choices on this system?

Could you enclose the lilo.conf in question?

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Dear John, mount /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy gets "mount point /mnt/floppy does not exist" mount /dev/fd0 /floppy gets "you must specify filesystem type" What is on your lilo boot floppy? lilo.conf perhaps? PeterB basslake wrote:

Hi Van

mount /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy mounts my lilo.config floppy .

see if it works for you. John WM

On Thu, 10 May 2001, Peter B. Van Campen wrote:

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Greetings to SuSEers,

I have two SuSE 7.1 systems; one has LILO on the MBR of HD, the other has NT4 so LILO created a LILO Boot diskette. I have been able to re-arrange the order of boot choices on the LILO graphical screen on the LILO on HD MBR system as shown on the SDB ( edit /etc/lilo.conf, then issue 'lilo' from cmd line). But when I re-arrange the choices on the diskette sys and rerun lilo the boot screen is in the old order. I must assume that there is something on the lilo diskette that must be changed to re-arrange the boot order. However I am unable to mount the lilo diskette, the sys error says "you must specify the filesystem"; but this is from a "mount /floppy" cmd issued from console. I CAN mount msdos diskettes w/o error. Can any one help me understand what I need to do to change the order of boot choices on this system?

Thanks ................... PeterB

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On 10 May 2001, at 19:33, Peter B. Van Campen wrote:

mount /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy gets "mount point /mnt/floppy does not exist" mount /dev/fd0 /floppy gets "you must specify filesystem type"

it sounds like you need the "-t" option when you mount the floppy. What type of filesystem is the floppy formatted? Perhaps "msdos" or "ext2". If the floppy is msdos format the mount command should be: mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /floppy just replace the parameter for the "-t" option with the appropriate filesystem type. Let me know how it goes. ~Dale ________________________________ Dale Schuster MIS Manager Lake Tahoe Horizon Casino Resort dschuster@horizoncasino.com

Hello again Peter

mount -t minix /dev/fd0 /floppy fails with Wrong syntax !!!!!! it should be mount -t minix /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy

and be sure you first, in your /mnt directory do mkdir floppy in other words, you make a directory called, floppy in the /mnt directory for mounting floppys of any filesystem you need. I know that my lilo - floppy made minix file system - so I'm pretty sure that that's what you need . Unless you made the floppy with another kernel that had minix support , and your present kernel does not ? Hope this helps cheers John WM

On 11 May 2001, Peter B. Van Campen wrote: Dale & SuSErs

I cannot mount the lilo boot diskette with: mount /floppy (using the fstab entry to specify the auto option) it replies "mount you must specify the filesystem type"

mount -t ext2 /dev/fd0 /floppy fails with reply: "wrong fs type. bad option, bad superblock on /dev/fd0, or too many mounted file systems"

mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /floppy fails with reply: "wrong fs type. bad option, bad superblock on /dev/fd0, or too many mounted file systems"

mount -t minix /dev/fd0 /floppy fails with reply: "wrong fs type. bad option, bad superblock on /dev/fd0, or too many mounted file systems"

but on a mount /floppy cmd when a msdos diskette is inserted it mounts correctly!!

PeterB

Dale Schuster wrote:

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On 10 May 2001, at 19:33, Peter B. Van Campen wrote:

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mount /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy gets "mount point /mnt/floppy does not exist" mount /dev/fd0 /floppy gets "you must specify filesystem type"

it sounds like you need the "-t" option when you mount the floppy. What type of filesystem is the floppy formatted? Perhaps "msdos" or "ext2".

If the floppy is msdos format the mount command should be: mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /floppy

just replace the parameter for the "-t" option with the appropriate filesystem type.

Let me know how it goes. ~Dale

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Hello Philipp Of course you are right. He could mount the floppy even on /mnt I mainly wanted to reaffirm that I found it to be minix fs, on my floppy. I'm Sure curious to why he can't mount his lilo floppy though . maybe he could look at the sdb - 'How to create a system boot disk' http://sdb.suse.de/sdb/en/html/kgw_bootdisketten.html as always, we appreciate your help, critique, suggestions, and concern John WM On Sat, 12 May 2001, Philipp Thomas wrote:

* basslake [Sat, 12 May 2001 16:10:14 -0400]:

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Wrong syntax !!!!!! it should be mount -t minix /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy

Nope, totally correct syntax ;-) On your own system, you're free to mount things where ever you like.

Philipp

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