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Create or update map

 

A new map is created for the images described in the configuration file /etc/lilo.conf and they are registered in the boot sector.

by --

=/sbin/lilo

by

-b boot_device

Specifies the boot device. See also sections 3.1.7 and 3.2.2.
-c

Enables map compaction. See also sections 3.1.7 and 3.2.2.
-C config_file

Specifies an alternate configuration file. See also section 3.1.1.
-d delay

Sets the delay before LILO boots the default image. Note that the delay is specified in tenths of a second. See also sections 3.1.7 and 3.2.2.
-f disk_tab

Specifies a disk parameter table file. See also sections 3.1.7 and 3.2.2.
-i boot_sector

Specifies an alternate boot file. See also sections 3.1.7 and 3.2.2.
-l

Enables linear sector addresses. See also sections 3.1.7 and 3.2.2.
-m map_file

Specifies an alternate map file. See also sections 3.1.7 and 3.2.2.
-P mode

Specifies how invalid partition table entries should be handled. See also sections 3.1.7 and 3.2.2.
-r root_directory

Chroots to the specified directory before doing anything else. This is useful when running the map installer while the normal root file system is mounted somewhere else, e.g. when recovering from an installation failure with a recovery disk. The -r option is implied if the environment variable ROOT is set.gif The current directory is changed to the new root directory, so using relative paths may not work.
-s save_file

Specifies an alternate boot sector save file. See also sections 3.1.7 and 3.2.2.
-S save_file

Like -s, but overwrites old save file.
-t

Test only. This performs the entire installation procedure except replacing the map file, writing the modified boot sector and fixing partition tables. This can be used in conjunction with the -v option to verify that LILO will use sane values.
-v

Increase verbosity. See also sections 3.1.7 and 3.2.2.



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Ross Biro
Sat May 20 13:51:22 PDT 1995