Record LILO configuration

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# C.7. Record LILO configuration

Record the current value of `append=`, `boot=` and `linear` in `/etc/lilo.conf`.

Example C-2. Displaying the LILO configuration

    bash# fgrep append= /etc/lilo.conf
    append="console=tty0 console=ttyS0,9600n8"
    bash# fgrep boot= /etc/lilo.conf
    boot=/dev/hda
    bash# fgrep linear /etc/lilo.conf
    bash#

If the `boot=` parameter points to a hard disk then LILO is installed in the master boot record, or MBR. It can also point to a partition.

If the `linear` parameter is present then the hard disk that is booted from uses linear block addressing, or LBA.

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