USB booting :: can't seem to edit /etc/lilo.conf



"edit /etc/lilo.conf" means "use an editor to modify /etc/lilo.conf".  Typically "edit" is a symlink to an actual editor, but not so in DSL.

You can use any editor you want to edit this file...so maybe vga=normal will fix your trouble.
Try booting with

dsl vga=normal xsetup

and choose 640 x 480 x 16bit XVesa

or if you need a bigger screen, try:

1024 x 768 x 8bit

and then after bootup edit your /home/dsl/.xserverrc file and add

-swaprgb

after your "Xvesa" line.

Then "Exit Window Manager"

and type "startx" when you get back to the text prompt.
Mikshaw I can open lilo.conf only in read-only mode when I used Beaver editor.  It won't let me save anything.  Privilege problem?  cbagger01 when I went to /home/dsl there was no file .xserverrc there or pre-existing there does it need to be created first to try your approach.  UPDATE just saw this post where you guys attempted to help this guy with same Dell problem as me:

http://damnsmalllinux.org/cgi-bin....l=xserv
Open an xterm and type:

sudo beaver

and then try editing the lilo.conf file.

Your .xserverrc file is there.  In linux, any filename that starts with a period "." is a hidden file.

Try pressing the "H" button at the top of your emelfm window and you will see the hidden files.

Or from the command line

ls -al

will show all of your files including hidden ones.

From inside a GTK program like Beaver, you can see the hidden files if you do this:

Go to the File -> Open dialog box.
Click in the filename entry box and press the period "." key on your keyboard.
Then press the TAB key on your keyboard.

The hidden files in this directory should then magically appear.
NO GO, 1. I opened Xterm both by invoking it from desktop and flubox and typing sudo beaver bringing up beaver editor.  When I opened lilo.conf it said "opening in Read-only" which wouldn't let me add anything to it. could open home/dsl/filetool.lst and change that as a test which didn't open in "read only mode"
2. Emelfm would always goto /ramdisk every time I clicked on /home/dsl, emelfm would insert the ramdisk path in there when trying to list-view xserverrc. Of course then I didn't have it saved after a reboot. When I went in some other places/directories emelfm would not auto insert the ramdisk path so I could open it with an editor and save/modify if I wanted.  Looks like I can't try much without the basics down first.  Hmmm and thanks
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