However, before configuring lilo , you should make a fresh startup diskette for your system. If you have more than one operating system on your hard drive, make a startup diskette for each. Then, test each startup diskette. If you have a startup diskette for each operating system on your hard drive, you'll be able to start each operating system even if the MBR becomes damaged. Specifies the file that indicates the location of the kernel.
Possible values are normal , extended , and ask , or a decimal number that gives the video mode.
If present, specifies that the root file system will be mounted read-only. This causes lilo to update the master boot record or boot sector, according to the information in its configuration file. Then, you can boot your system according to the latest lilo specifications. If you're installing Linux to a preexisting hard drive, you may not be able to place your Linux kernel in an appropriate location. In that case, you won't be able to use lilo to boot your system.