redhat linux newbie...need help

[polotek147]

I was wondering how I can change LILO so that I can remove the OS that I do not want to be able to load up. When I start up the computer, and then it gets to LILO, is says dos, linux, and linux up. I tried linux and linux up, and they look the same to me. What I want to do is remove one of those from the LILO menu. Any suggestions?

 

[BOFH]

you'll need to edit your /etc/lilo.conf and then rerun lilo.

I'm very curious though, why do you want to remove a option?

 

[polotek147]

I looked at the file you told me to edit:
it says that the "linux" option deals with 2.2.16-22smp, and the "linux up" option deals with 2.2.16-22.
What does this mean? SMP = Symmetric Multi-Processor. So the one with SMP, I should use if I'm gonna run a dual processor set, and then I should use the "linux up" option in the meantime since I don't have 2 processors, but my mobo supports dual. Is this right? Any insights?

 

[polotek147]

One more question, how do I edit the "/etc/lilo.conf" file. I opened it using emacs and pico, but it sadi it was read-only, How do I edit it to save the changes?

 

[jleon]

are you logged in as root?