-
knoppix wont boot from lilo
I an new to Linux and knoppix.
I have XP on C: that is formatted NTFS, a logical drive d: that is fat32 and a Linux swap partition and a Linux partition.
When I first installed Knoppix, my d: disappeared in XP.
After a little research, I discovered it was because I had drive d: as a primary partition.
I ended up copying the data to my Linux partition and deleting d: .
I made a new logical drive d: and made it smaller.
I used a program call Driveworks to move the leftover space to my Linux partition.
I not really familiar with Qpartd and for some reason it wont open when I'm in knoppix, unless I boot from the CD.
After the partition creation and resizing, knoppix won't boot and I had to boot from the CD to move my data back to the new d: drive which works great.
I think i need to edit Lilo now to let it know how I changed the partition data, but I don't know how to edit in Linux.
Any help would be appreciated.
-
Senior Member
registered user
You will want to edit the file /etc/lilo.conf, the easiest way is probably just to press ctrl+F2 (to run a command) and enter "sudo kate /etc/lilo.conf" which will open the file in the kate text editor (the sudo bit means you'll have permission to save the file). Then when you have made saved your changes do Ctrl+F2 again and this time run "sudo lilo" which will update lilo to use the new config. Hope that helps.
Similar Threads
-
By gieltje in forum Hdd Install / Debian / Apt
Replies: 4
Last Post: 05-30-2004, 09:06 PM
-
By proto in forum General Support
Replies: 3
Last Post: 03-17-2004, 11:29 PM
-
By simmo in forum General Support
Replies: 6
Last Post: 09-17-2003, 02:23 PM
-
By bitwarrior in forum Hdd Install / Debian / Apt
Replies: 2
Last Post: 08-16-2003, 03:57 AM
-
By dee_tt in forum Hdd Install / Debian / Apt
Replies: 2
Last Post: 07-02-2003, 09:49 PM
Posting Permissions
- You may not post new threads
- You may not post replies
- You may not post attachments
- You may not edit your posts
-
Forum Rules

OPNsense pfSense 8-Core Atom C3758 2.2GHz 8GB DDR4 64GB SSD 8x NIC QAT AES VPN
$115.00

Ubuntu Server 26.04.1 LTS Bootable USB Flash Drive – Latest September 2026
$12.99

1U Rackmount PC Intel Core i5-2520M 8GB RAM 500GB HDD Ubuntu Linux Server
$109.99

OPNsense pfSense 8-Core Atom C3758 2.2GHz 8GB DDR4 512GB SSD 8x NIC QAT AES VPN
$128.00

All New Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Linux Bootable USB Flash Drive
$15.95

Start9 Server Pure 32GB 4TB Intel i7 Node StartOS — Box + PSU
$649.00

ESET Server Security (File Security) | Variant Item | Download Version
$136.15

Dell Optiplex 7050 SFF Server (256GB NVME, 8GB RAM, i5-7500 @ 3.8Ghz)
$75.00

SQL Server 2022 Enterprise 96 Core License & DVD Unlimited CALs with CoA
$284.99

Sun Enterprise e450 400mhz cpu(x4), 4gb ram, 9gb HD w/spud most complete on ebay
$500.00