LILO
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The LInux LOader, or LILO for short, is a legacy multi-boot loader for Linux systems. In spite of being the standard choice over the course of several years, it has been slowly phased out thanks to the advent of GRUB, an alternative boot loader offering easier configuration and less chances of rendering systems unbootable.
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Installation
LILO can be installed during system installation by selecting lilo during package selection. It can be installed after the fact with:
# pacman -S lilo
Configuration
LILO is configured by editing the /etc/lilo.conf file and running lilo afterwards to apply the new configuration. If choosing LILO during the Arch Linux installation process, the configuration file should have been already performed.
As a reminder, consider that LILO needs to be run after every kernel upgrade, otherwise the system is likely to be rendered unbootable.
More help on setting up LILO can be found in the LILO-mini-HOWTO.
Sample setup
A typical LILO setup:
# # /etc/lilo.conf # boot=/dev/hda # This line often fixes L40 errors on bootup # disk=/dev/hda bios=0x80 default=Arch timeout=100 lba32 prompt compact image=/boot/vmlinuz26 label=Arch append="devfs=nomount" vga=788 root=/dev/hda2 read-only image=/boot/vmlinuz26 label=ArchRescue root=/dev/hda8 read-only other=/dev/hda1 label=Windows # End of file