Boot configuration Introduction This menu allows you to configure which kernel the machine boots and which operational configuration it will use after booting. 11.. CCoonnffiigguurree LLIILLOO This offers you a huge dialog showing all LILO's active configuration. It is highly suggested that you read the help screen of the LILO dialog before setting these options. LILO not only controls how your computer boots, but also how other OSs boot on the same computer. 22.. CChhaannggee ddeeffaauulltt bboooott ccoonnffiigguurraattiioonn Unlike most operating system loader, LILO can boot several different configurations of _L_i_n_u_x. It is even possible to install Linux several time on the same machine, each installation in a different partition, and use a single LILO configuration to boot them all. You are allowed to select which configuration is the default. 33.. AAdddd ttoo LLIILLOO aa nneeww kkeerrnneell This is a shorter dialog to add a new configuration/kernel to LILO. 44.. AAdddd ttoo LLIILLOO aa kkeerrnneell yyoouu hhaavvee ccoommppiilleedd This option brings you the same dialog as the previous one, except that _L_i_n_u_x_c_o_n_f knows where to find the last kernel you have compiled, and it fills in the dialog with suitable defaults. 55.. DDeeffaauulltt bboooott mmooddee _L_i_n_u_x is a multi-tasking and multi-user system. It can do quite a lot without a user sitting in front of it. This screen defines which operational mode linux will default to when booting. 66.. RRuunn--lleevveellss Each operational mode can be redefined and even renamed to make a custom installation. This is seldom used.