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Example for linux on Intel x86 Use the following /etc/lilo.conf as example :- prompt timeout=50 boot=/dev/sda1 map=/boot/map install=/boot/boot.b message=/boot/message linear serial=1,9600n8 image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.7-10 label=linux initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.7-10.img read-only root=/dev/sda1 append="console=ttyS0,9600n8"