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# filesystem mount-point fs-type options dump fsck-order /dev/sda3 / ext3 defaults 1 1 /dev/sda4 /nonic vfat defaults 1 1 proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 |
Here is the /etc/lilo.conf file we use:
boot = /dev/sda prompt# always expect prompt timeout = 150# wait 15 seconds vga = normal# force sane state delay = 30# delay 3 seconds if there is a stored command line read-only# initailly mount roots r/o default=linux image = /boot/vmlinuz label = linux append="root=/dev/sda3" |
Run lilo:
root:~# lilo Warning: LBA32 addressing assumed Added linux * One warning was issued. root:~# |
Your system should boot now if you restart and select the disk drive. The included kernel boots fine, but you might want to grab another copy of 2.6.29.4 and recompile with the /boot/config file. Here is what the procs look like in /proc/cpuinfo from the booted system:
processor : 0 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 23 model name : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T8300 @ 2.40GHz stepping : 6 cpu MHz : 2400.000 cache size : 3072 KB physical id : 0 siblings : 2 core id : 0 cpu cores : 2 apicid : 0 initial apicid : 0 fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 10 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm sse4_1 lahf_lm tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority bogomips : 4788.22 clflush size : 64 power management: processor : 1 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 23 model name : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T8300 @ 2.40GHz stepping : 6 cpu MHz : 2400.000 cache size : 3072 KB physical id : 0 siblings : 2 core id : 1 cpu cores : 2 apicid : 1 initial apicid : 1 fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 10 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm sse4_1 lahf_lm tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority bogomips : 4788.23 clflush size : 64 power management: |
Here is the output from procinfo:
Linux 2.6.29.4 (root@(none) (gcc ) #T 2CPU [(none).(none)] Memory: Total Used Free Shared Buffers Mem: 2041132 123648 1917484 0 5576 Swap: 0 0 0 Bootup: Fri Jun 12 05:42:12 2009 Load average: 0.00 0.05 0.02 1/59 2375 user : 0:00:22.29 1.7% page in : 0 nice : 0:00:00.00 0.0% page out: 0 system: 0:00:06.46 0.5% swap in : 0 idle : 0:20:26.70 96.3% swap out: 0 uptime: 0:10:36.72 context : 720577 irq 0: 159093 timer irq 18: 3604 ata_piix, uhci_hcd:u irq 9: 1725 acpi irq 20: 54 ehci_hcd:usb2, uhci_ irq 16: 0 uhci_hcd:usb4, uhci_ irq 21: 78895 ata_piix, ehci_hcd:u Kernel Command Line: BOOT_IMAGE=linux ro root=/dev/sda3 Character Devices: Block Devices: 1 mem 10 misc 259 blkext 71 sd 2 pty 13 input 8 sd 128 sd 3 ttyp 128 ptm 11 sr 129 sd 4 /dev/vc/0 136 pts 65 sd 130 sd 4 tty 180 usb 66 sd 131 sd 5 /dev/tty 189 usb_device 67 sd 132 sd 5 /dev/console 202 cpu/msr 68 sd 133 sd 5 /dev/ptmx 203 cpu/cpuid 69 sd 134 sd 7 vcs 254 usb_endpoint 70 sd 135 sd File Systems: [sysfs] [rootfs] [bdev] [proc] [sockfs] [pipefs] [anon_inodefs] [tmpfs] [inotifyfs] [devpts] ext3 ext2 [ramfs] vfat iso9660 |
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