LILO mini-HOWTO: Introduction

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## 1. Introduction

Although the documentation found in Lilo's sources (the one installed in `/usr/doc/lilo`-version) is very comprehensive, most Linux users experience some trouble in building their own `/etc/lilo.conf` file. This document is meant to support them by giving the minimal information and by showing five sample installations:

- The first example is the classical ``Linux and other'' installation.
- The next one shows how to install Lilo on a hard drive connected as `/dev/hdc` that will boot as `/dev/hda`. This is usually needed when you install a new Linux drive from your own running system. This also tells how to boot from SCSI disks when your BIOS is modern enough.
- The third example shows how to boot a Linux system whose root partition can't be accessed by the BIOS.
- The next sample file is used to access huge disks, that neither the BIOS nor DOS can access easily (this one is somehow outdated).
- The last example shows how to restore a damaged disk, if the damage resulted from installing another operating system).

The last three examples are by Cameron, `cls@truffula.sj.ca.us`, who wrote the original document. Alessandro `rubini@linux.it` doesn't run anything but Linux, so he can't check nor update them by himself. Needless to say, any feedback is welcome.

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