manpage: LILOCONFIG
section: 8
title: liloconfig documentation
-version: 23.3
-datum: 2013-05-01
+version: 24.2
+datum: 2015-11-22
=encoding utf8
=head1 SYNOPSIS
-B<liloconfig> [B<-h>] [B<-v>] [B<-f>] [B<lilo.conf>]
+B<liloconfig> [B<-h>] [B<-v>] [B<-f>] [B<-u>] [B<lilo.conf>]
=head1 DESCRIPTION
liloconfig use the lilo.example.conf file as template. In the final
lilo.conf file you find many useful comments for custom changes.
+Please pay attention about error messages if liloconfig cannot find
+any images (/boot/vmlinuz*) oder image symlinks (/vmlinuz, /vmlinu.old).
+Then you need to search for images by ourself and make some changes
+in the '/etc/lilo.conf' file. Otherwise no bootloader can be installed
+with '/sbin/lilo'.
+
=head1 OPTIONS
=over 4
Force overriding existing lilo.conf.
+=item B<-u>
+
+Force overriding/update of boot line in lilo.conf.
+
=back
=head1 EXAMPLES
#large-memory
lba32
- boot = /dev/sda
+ #boot = /dev/sda
+ boot = /dev/disk/by-id/ata-SAMSUNG_SV1604N_S01FJ10X999999
+ #root = /dev/sda1
+ root = "UUID=18843936-00f9-4df0-a373-000d05a5dd44"
map = /boot/map
install = menu
menu-scheme = Wb:Yr:Wb:Wb
prompt
timeout = 100
vga = normal
+ #password =
#default = Linux
### LILO per-image section ###
- #boot = /dev/sda
- boot = /dev/disk/by-id/ata-SAMSUNG_SV1604N_S01FJ10X999999
-
- image = /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-trunk-686
+ image = /boot/vmlinuz-3.17-trunk-686
label = "Linux"
#root = /dev/sda1
- root = "UUID=18843936-00f9-4df0-a373-000d05a5dd44"
+ #root = "UUID=18843936-00f9-4df0-a373-000d05a5dd44"
read-only
# restricted
# alias = 1
# optional
- initrd = /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-trunk-686
+ initrd = /boot/initrd.img-3.17-trunk-686
- image = /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-4-686
+ image = /boot/vmlinuz-3.14-trunk-686
label = "Linux Old"
#root = /dev/sda1
- root = "UUID=18843936-00f9-4df0-a373-000d05a5dd44"
+ #root = "UUID=18843936-00f9-4df0-a373-000d05a5dd44"
read-only
# restricted
# alias = 2
# optional
- initrd = /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-4-686
+ initrd = /boot/initrd.img-3.14-trunk-686
=head1 COPYRIGHT and LICENSE
-Copyright (C) 2011-2013 Joachim Wiedorn
+Copyright (C) 2011-2015 Joachim Wiedorn
This script is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
=head1 AUTHOR
-B<lilconfig> was written by Joachim Wiedorn.
+B<liloconfig> was written by Joachim Wiedorn.
-This manual page was written by Joachim Wiedorn <ad_debian at joonet.de>.
+This manual page was written by Joachim Wiedorn <joodevel at joonet.de>.
=head1 SEE ALSO