activate(8) lilo activate(8)NAMEactivateSYNOPSIS
This executable is part of the package 'lilo': The Linux Loader, a Boot
Menu
Documentation for SUSE Linux Enterprise is available online at:
<http://www.suse.com/documentation/sles11/> and also installed on the
system at /usr/share/doc/manual/
Additional documentation for a specific package may be available at
/usr/share/doc/packages/lilo/ ""
DESCRIPTION
LILO boots Linux from your hard drive. It can also boot other operating
systems, such as MS-DOS and OS/2, and can even boot DOS from the second
hard drive. The configuration file is /etc/lilo.conf.
The PowerPC variant can be used on new PowerMacs and CHRP machines.
The ix86 variant comes with Memtest86, offering an image that can be
booted to perform a memory test.
AUTHORS
John Coffman <JohnInSD@san.rr.com>
Werner Almesberger <Werner.Almesberger@epfl.ch>
PowerPC part:
Paul Mackeras <paulus@samba.org>
Cort Dougan <cort@fsmlabs.com>
Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>
LICENSE
BSD 3-Clause
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 2011-11-23 activate(8)