Thanks for your response Bart.
I'll try your suggestions.
And here is the LILO info from the Xandros boot floppy:
boot=/dev/hda5
install=/boot/cboot.b
message=/boot/splash.lilo
timeout=300
map=/boot/map
prompt
fix-table
lba32
read-only
image=/vmlinuz
label=[]s_Desktop_2.0
vga=0xf04
root=/dev/hda5
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.24-x1.gz
append="rw acpi=on "
image=/vmlinuz
label=Safe_Video_Mode
vga=0xf04
root=/dev/hda5
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.24-x1.gz
append="3 rw acpi=on "
image=/vmlinuz
label={}ure_(Expert)
vga=normal
root=/dev/hda5
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.24-x1.gz
append="single rw acpi=on "
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On Friday 15 October 2004 06:55, you wrote:
> > Mepis boots fine via Grub and Xandros boots fine from a boot floppy
> > via lilo. But I can't figure out how to get Xandros to boot from Grub.
>
> What's the config for lilo on that floppy? It might provide some useful
> info.
>
> My kernel line has the ro option before the root=/dev/...
> My initrd image is not compressed - no .gz extension. I don't know if grub
> can handle a compressed image or not. If it were me, I'd try uncompressing
> the image and setting grub to use that. NOTE!!! Make a backup of your
> existing image FIRST!!! It's always better to be safe than sorry.
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