Boot configuration This menu allows configuration of a kernel from which the machine boots. It also sets which operational configuration will be used after booting. 11.. CCoonnffiigguurree LLIILLOO This offers a huge dialog showing LILO's active configuration. It is highly recommended that you read the help screen of the LILO dialog before setting these options. Basically, LILO is a boot loader -- it controls how and where a computer's operating system will load. LILO also controls how other operating systems may boot on the same computer. 22.. CChhaannggee ddeeffaauulltt bboooott ccoonnffiigguurraattiioonn Unlike many other operating system boot loaders, LILO can can control booting of several different configurations of _L_i_n_u_x. It is even possible to install Linux several times on the same machine. Each installation may be on a different partition, but you can 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 shortened dialog for adding a new configuration/kernel to LILO. 44.. AAdddd ttoo LLIILLOO aa kkeerrnneell yyoouu hhaavvee ccoommppiilleedd This option shows 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 compiled kernel and 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 configure many things without user intervention. 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. However, this is seldom used.