[NTLUG:Discuss] Boot Up help

[Clint Tredway]

I am using Caldera Open Linux 2.4. I think I found my answer. I just need to 
find out what number my hda is that has the kernel.

I am using the install boot disk that came with the cds. I did this before 
and so I know I can do it. I went back and looked thru the archives at 
ntlug.org and found what I had done before.

Thanks for all the help!


>From: MadHat <madhat at unspecific.com>
>Reply-To: discuss at ntlug.org
>To: discuss at ntlug.org
>Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] Boot Up help
>Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2001 14:28:43 -0500
>
>At 02:06 PM 8/2/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>>I am not using LILO... I have never gotten LILO to work properly. That is
>>why I am using a boot disk.
>
>What distro are you using?
>What prompt do you see when you boot from the disk?
>Did the install make thye boot disk for you, or are you using the install
>disk as a boot disk?
>
>
>
>>>From: MadHat <madhat at unspecific.com>
>>>Reply-To: discuss at ntlug.org
>>>To: discuss at ntlug.org
>>>Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] Boot Up help
>>>Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2001 13:37:59 -0500
>>>
>>>At 01:07 PM 8/2/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>this may add more confusion, but shouldn't that be prefixed by "linux"?
>>>>as in :
>>>>
>>>>boot:  linux root=/dev/hda5
>>>
>>>Actually it would be preceded by the name of the image you want to boot
>>>from as assigned in LILO (assuming you are using lilo), which most 
>>>distros
>>>do set to Linux, but some do not.
>>>
>>>You can usually get a listing by hitting [TAB] at the LILO: prompt.
>>>
>>>>On Thu, 2 Aug 2001, Fred James wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > Have you tried just booting (i.e.: restarting (hot or cold) your 
>>>>machine
>>>> > with the boot disk in the floppy drive)?
>>>> > What result do you get then?
>>>> >
>>>> > Clint Tredway wrote:
>>>> > >
>>>> > > I am using Caldera Open Linux 2.4. I am using the boot disk to boot
>>>>into
>>>> > > linux(dual boot system) and I need help.
>>>> > >
>>>> > > I forgot what the command is to boot up linux... this is what I 
>>>>have
>>>>tried:
>>>> > > at the boot prompt
>>>> > > root=dev/hda5
>>>> > > root=hda5
>>>> > > root=/dev/hda5
>>>> > >
>>>> > > and some others but I always get, kernel not found.
>>>> > >
>>>> > > Can someone help me?
>>>> > >
>>>> > > Thanks
>>>> > > Clint
>>>> > >
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