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Modified /etc/lilo.conf contents prompt timeout=50 default=linux-Monitor boot=/dev/hda #map=/boot/map install=/boot/boot.b #message=/boot/message linear # This will allow you to only Monitor the OS boot via SOL image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.9-e.12smp label=linux-Monitor initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.9-e.12smp.img read-only root=/dev/hda6 append="console=ttyS0,19200n8 console=tty1" # This will allow you to Interact with the OS boot via SOL image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.9-e.12smp label=linux-Interact initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.9-e.12smp.img read-only root=/dev/hda6 append="console=tty1 console=ttyS0,19200n8 " image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.9-e.12 label=linux-up initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.9-e.12.img read-only root=/dev/hda6 2. Run the lilo command to store and activate the LILO configuration. When the Linux operating system starts, a LILO boot: prompt is displayed instead of the graphical user interface. Press Tab at this prompt to install all of the boot options that are listed. To load the operating system in interactive mode, type linux-Interact and then press Enter. GRUB configuration: If you are using GRUB, complete the following steps to modify the /boot/grub/grub.conf file: 1. Comment out the splashimage= line by adding a # at the beginning of this line. 2. Add the following line before the first title= line: # This will allow you to only Monitor the OS boot via SOL 3. Append the following text to the first title= line: SOL Monitor 4. Append the following text to the kernel/ line of the first title= section: console=ttyS0,19200 console=tty1 5. Add the following five lines between the two title= sections: # This will allow you to Interact with the OS boot via SOL title Red Hat Linux (2.4.9-e.12smp) SOL Interactive root (hd0,0) 28 IBM xSeries 336 Type 8837: User's Guide

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Modified
/etc/lilo.conf
contents
prompt
timeout=50
default=linux-Monitor
boot=/dev/hda
#map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
#message=/boot/message
linear
#
This
will
allow
you
to
only
Monitor
the
OS
boot
via
SOL
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.9-e.12smp
label=linux-Monitor
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.9-e.12smp.img
read-only
root=/dev/hda6
append="console=ttyS0,19200n8
console=tty1"
#
This
will
allow
you
to
Interact
with
the
OS
boot
via
SOL
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.9-e.12smp
label=linux-Interact
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.9-e.12smp.img
read-only
root=/dev/hda6
append="console=tty1
console=ttyS0,19200n8
"
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.9-e.12
label=linux-up
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.9-e.12.img
read-only
root=/dev/hda6
2.
Run
the
lilo
command
to
store
and
activate
the
LILO
configuration.
When
the
Linux
operating
system
starts,
a
LILO
boot:
prompt
is
displayed
instead
of
the
graphical
user
interface.
Press
Tab
at
this
prompt
to
install
all
of
the
boot
options
that
are
listed.
To
load
the
operating
system
in
interactive
mode,
type
linux-Interact
and
then
press
Enter.
GRUB
configuration:
If
you
are
using
GRUB,
complete
the
following
steps
to
modify
the
/boot/grub/grub.conf
file:
1.
Comment
out
the
splashimage=
line
by
adding
a
#
at
the
beginning
of
this
line.
2.
Add
the
following
line
before
the
first
title=
line:
#
This
will
allow
you
to
only
Monitor
the
OS
boot
via
SOL
3.
Append
the
following
text
to
the
first
title=
line:
SOL
Monitor
4.
Append
the
following
text
to
the
kernel/
line
of
the
first
title=
section:
console=ttyS0,19200
console=tty1
5.
Add
the
following
five
lines
between
the
two
title=
sections:
#
This
will
allow
you
to
Interact
with
the
OS
boot
via
SOL
title
Red
Hat
Linux
(2.4.9-e.12smp)
SOL
Interactive
root
(hd0,0)
28
IBM
xSeries
336
Type
8837:
User’s
Guide